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Humans did not descend from apes. Apes did not descend from humans. Both apes and humans descended from a common ancestor that was neither human nor ape. Yes, yes, the phrase also said, "non-human," but that was an afterthought on the part of the questioner. They're trying to play to emotions so that when we say that we are descended from those that aren't human, the people listening to the debate will immediately think "ape" and dismiss the evolutionary explanation.
Well pointed out - I actually got confused when that question was posed. It's amazing how carefully deceptive such a question is.
I guess that is what they do best though.