If I were feeding the Troll, I might point out that words have import; meaning.
maybe |ˈmābē|Both of these words are used whenever there is a question of controversy or validity about the matter. I don't see anything there about "not really part of the point" in those definitions. Ergo, the usage was intentional UNCERTAINTY.
adverb
perhaps; possibly : maybe I won't go back | maybe she'd been wrong to accept this job.
noun
a mere possibility or probabilityperhaps |pərˈ(h)aps|
adverb
used to express uncertainty or possibility : perhaps I should have been frank with him.
- used when one does not wish to be too definite or assertive in the expression of an opinion : perhaps not surprisingly, he was cautious about committing himself.
- used when making a polite request, offer, or suggestion : would you perhaps consent to act as our guide?
- used to express reluctant or qualified agreement or acceptance : “She understood him better than his wife ever did.” “Perhaps so, but …”
Are we living on the other side of the Looking Glass where a word means what the Red Queen wants it to mean?
Notice, it is possible, even probable. Once again you lie.