“Their answer has absolutely nothing to do with the question.”
There is some book I cannot remember by some progressive guru, and he wrote something like “never answer a question from the viewpoint of the questioner”.
Yes, all progressives are answering a different question, to “move the narrative along”. It also blocks someone with a series of questions leading up to a logical conclusion, what progs consider a “trap” that reveals their motives or goals.
When truth becomes a trap it reveals misbehavior.