Many egalitarians expand male authority to its most monstrous extreme to make it intolerable, causing readers to reject complementarianism before ever reading the Bible.

Mike argues Groothuis and other egalitarians inflate male authority to its worst possible form so it becomes intolerable, ensuring readers reject it before consulting scripture. A woman is still to follow Christ regardless of her husband's commands. Even complementarians would vehemently oppose the extreme version being attacked.