> > So if your toaster started talking you would treat it like a person?

> Strawman.

You explicitly said the difference between Alexa and a toaster is that the toast doesn't speak. It's reasonable to assume that you believe that the difference between Alexa and a toaster is that the toast doesn't speak.

> > unthinking compliance with senseless

> Neither unthinking nor senseless.

Following rules you were taught without evaluating whether they actually make sense in context is the definition of unthinking.

> Absolute hogwash. What terrible reasoning you're just now coming up with.

That is disrespectful. I'm starting to believe you don't actually understand the concept of respect.