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Originally Posted by Cory

I don't think I'm getting my point across...The rhetorical device you're taking to the extreme is a straw man

The quote that started this entire discussion was:

"Who cares who truthfully does the work?"

If someone takes the view "I do not care who truthfully does the work," then that would entail that they would not see anything worthy of consideration in the extreme case of "a team of professional engineers does the work."

Pointing out something worthy of consideration that might be lost in such a situation is not a straw man, and serves valid rhetorical purpose even if there are no teams that realize the hypothetical.