Engage? No. Respond to? Somewhat by definition. You used a study showing relationship between federal taxes paid to federal funding by state in response to a thread about states receiving "welfare". Either you didn't get why your response was wrong, or you just tossed it out anyway and hoped no one would notice the flaws.
Really? I just assumed he was offering as one offers a meaningless explanation to a small child. Strangely, when Hannah asks me why dogs are brown, I'm more likely to say "because they're made of chocolate" than I am to explain genetics to her.
We all know you live in a world without context, though, and frequently miss that sort of thing.
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