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The authors have kindly requested you tell them where you have used this image. I assume you have honored this request each time you have used it. Is that correct?

Isn't it about time to stop playing the "gotcha" game.

What is the correct way to establish a conclusive refutation of an inane statement while avoiding the dreaded and, apparently, blame-worthy "gotcha"?

Or is the term "gotcha" an accusation thrown by somebody who has just been caught out (or that person's ally) to deflect attention from being so decisively refuted, or to prove beyond a doubt that a real rational discussion was never the intention in the first place?

Or what?

What I want to know is why is a refutation a "gotcha"? If someone makes a statement which is clearly wrong, why is it a "gotcha" to show that it's wrong? If someone engages in hostile, over the top, simplistic rhetorical excess, why is it a "gotcha" to make that clear?

What is the correct way to establish a conclusive refutation of an inane statement while avoiding the dreaded and, apparently, blame-worthy "gotcha"?

Or is the term "gotcha" an accusation thrown by somebody who has just been caught out (or that person's ally) to deflect attention from being so decisively refuted, or to prove beyond a doubt that a real rational discussion was never the intention in the first place?

Or what?

How about settling for the "Or what".

What was the purpose of posting the same picture multiple times and asking the same question each time?

Please enlighten me if it were not a "gotcha". Are you attempting to deflect attention away from the obvious game playing or simply that persons ally?

Far be it from me to suggest you simply lost track of the original conversation and felt compelled to defend your ally.