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This is an interrogation technique: make a presumptive statement, and try to be wrong about it. People will jump out of their skin to correct you, even when they're coached to not answer questions (but honestly it's really hard for people not to answer questions).
Cunningham's Law states "The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer."
No that's Godwin's Law!
Case in point
I thought that was about things you did not see coming?