premise: And this was clearly a major delight to my companions , and I got edgier and edgier . And yet this does not constitute an instance in which I will lie . Happily , I was only asked to give feedback in general terms , and did so honestly , but gently . Here 's hoping that turned out okay . We did have the cheering multitudes there . What may have been your reason for giving feedback to your companions ?
hypothesis: I was requested to do so .