"Mister Grayson, either you are a genius or an idealistic fumbler. We hope to find out which."
"When you find out, will you let me know?" snapped Paul sarcastically.
"Be only too happy to," smiled Hoagland. "So we'll start now. Just how solid are your theories about the Z-wave?"
Paul shrugged. "How solid is any theory about anything?"
"Let's not argue."
"I am not arguing. I am stating a fact."
"You are stating an argument; you have just answered a direct question with a hypothetical proposition."
Paul grunted. "May I ask you a direct question?"
"Ask. I may even answer, depending upon the nature of the question."
"Then, just how solid is your knowledge of science—any science?"