Tangent Trap

When an offhand comment said during conversation has danger of derailing the whole thing into talking about an entirely different topic.

Usually controversial, lures you in like bait then diverts your attention. It gets worse in group discussions.

Desmond: “So Eastside college is better because you get to choose what you wanna do of your own free will”

Isaac: “But what is ‘free will’ really? Does anyone really have it?”

Michael: “I dunno if you think about how we make decisions, they could already be determined by subconscious out of our control”

Desmond: “True, just because you feel like you’re choosing-”

Adé: “-NO! STOP! Don’t fall for the Tangent Trap! We were talking about good colleges.”

Desmond: “Oh yeah! I forgot”