If my analysis was so off you could have just said "so say does not sound skeptical to me" or "seemingly is a perfectly neutral word
This is exactly what I'm talking about when I say you have a razor thin standard in your head. I did say both of those things, but because I didn't use the exact phrasing you imagine in your head, you can't recognize it. Kinda like how koalas can't recognize eucalyptus leaves sitting on a table.
You need to recognize that the world doesn't live inside your head. Strangers don't know the exact wording that will activate your neurons. When you learn to interact with slightly different perspectives and utilize context clues and critical thinking to parse the things other people say, you will become a much more persuasive and competing debater.
But right now, you come off like a koala that can't recognize eucalyptus leaves because they aren't on the branch.