or simply say, "Sorry, I do not understand the question."
Actually, I CAN say that I have used the above in "trigger moments" both at work and personally over the last three months and it has worked very well in those moments to give me a chance to detach from the "assertion" and get clarity and formulate a response...
Which is often, "That's a good question. I'll need to think about it. Thanks for bringing it up"... or something like that.
