Advancing Ukraine rebels appear to capture frontline town.

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9. I imagine it's very difficult to directly answer straight-forward questions which do not validate yo

I imagine it's very difficult to directly answer straight-forward questions which do not validate your biases, and thus you are compelled to answer a different and irrelevant question in its stead.

You're very deft at that-- I imagine that comes from consistently doing as such.

(below is where you rationalize your response or the question as something it's not to better maintain the recognized pretense of objectivity...)

It does kind of fit, part II