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Ok, another way I would formulate their point is "the 'trans cult' is not relevant to the average trans person, so please don't limit your discussion of the issue to internet crazies, goofy academics, etc.". This would give you half a point on claim 4, but only half, because "and in fact, every person that declares oneself 'trans person' is automatically suffers from that condition by virtue of that declaration" is not stated anywhere or even implied. Trans-med's are kinda on the outs of the progressive movement precisely because they disagree with that claim.
Trans cult is relevant to the society and thus to the trans person as part of that society. Yes, "internet crazies, goofy academics" etc. are not the only part of the debate - but also the "trans cult" is way bigger than a couple of crazies and some goofy professor in some obscure classroom. It's something that dictates day to day policy on the ground - and very successfully at that, I am not seeking that stuff out specifically and yet I read about various scandals related to trans issues pretty much every week. If I were a female, the question of "if I go to a locker room, will I encounter there a bearded man with his penis out looking at me undress" would be a very practical question for me now, and a question of "if I am a female athlete, is the second place the best I can hope for now, and how soon before it becomes fifth place or I get seriously hurt" is a practical one too. And none of these questions are really answered by "yes, there's such a condition as gender dysphoria".
It's not meant to answer them. All they're doing is asking OP to give some time to the best pro-trans argument, which in their estimation is transmedicalism.
You can dispute that trans-med is representative of the average trans person, and say that the Queer Theory wing of the trans movement has most of the power and influence. Hell, you can even question the validity of the diagnosis itself like I do, but I don't see how you can say they conflated any of the claims you listed with the main claim they actually made.
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