I asked whether you really meant what I read, you made a statement claiming I said things I very obviously didn't (because I said the exact opposite).

Had you instead asked "Did you mean to imply that there's only two options, that we really must select one?" you might have realised that I did, in fact, offer a third one from the very start.

You might not have intended to argue in bad faith but the result is still the same. If we had been talking about what chocolate pudding I would've let it slide but given the topic not applying high standards is irresponsible. Be careless in any other argument, but not here. If you want to claim to take the topic seriously then do.