It's not over the top because the statement isn't true. It doesn't matter if it came from a sidewalk propped or a person with a degree. Have you not lived long enough to know that a credential, a certification or a title is not a guarantee for being right? This same credibility tactic is used in infomercials when they try to sell you nonsense products which are endorsed by a Dr in a white coat with a stethoscope around their neck. In practical application, the statement isn't true, because as I have explained, the method of presenting an opposing view by the parties in this thread is one that distorts information to fit a predisposed bias. That is not constructive behavior in any arena where truth is the higher cause. It's game-playing that is insulting to people doing honest research. Creating excuses and providing defense for such behavior is puzzling and disappointing.