Quote: Tell me how I interpreted the question in a way that doesn't reflect Mark's way of thinking.
You're right that's exactly what you did do. You interpreted the question so as to give you the answer that Trapps would agree with. In case you didn't realize, it was a question, not a statement. A question is a solcitation of responses -- unless it's rhetorical of course. Usually, a question is posed to solicit various, differing responses.
When you ask questions of people are you looking to get the exact same answer you already have in your head? Do you rant, rave, and threaten them when the answer they give you wasn't the one you were already thinking of?
I simply proposed an alternative way of answering the question. I never said nor implied that I agreed with that possible answer or your answer. I simply provided an alternative answer. That's what a question is for -- to solicit various responses.
