How do you handle it when a reviewer completely misunderstands your manuscript?

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Stephanie Kelly

That's a really frustrating situation! I think the best way to handle it is to politely disagree with the the reviewer in the feedback and cite the sources that support the methodology you used. Making a rational argument for your method with supported citations is hard to disagree with.