Even though I knew it was coming I still wish you could admit a mistakes and not push it back. I don’t need to reread your post. Frankly, I knew what you would say before you wrote it.
There is no misunderstanding of the words”set off a negative reaction”. I know very well what that means. But the Chofetz Chaim’s words were not to give words of praise in public. it does not say “IF you will set off a negative reaction” it does not say, “unless you know it won’t set off a negative reaction” It was NOT listed as a condition. It is very clear how it is written and IF you want to say that really he meant it to be a condition – then you are implying that the sefer was published with the wrong Halacha. Take it up with them, not me.
“Personally, I do not think that I would have made that mistake” can give the impression of arrogance and I don’t think any person should be so confident that they don’t make errors even where they least expect it.
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