Can the principles of Ryuusui Seikuken be at least loosely applied to an argument in your opinion?

I thought about this after watching a youtube video where Mike Tyson was being interviewed a hostile interviewer. He was calm (he didn't let himself be provoked into saying something stupid), he kept his answers to the point. It's similar to Ryuusei where Kenichi defends a small area/skin around him.

Anyway I thought this was a neat idea.