Why do you sometimes ask questions you already have the answer to?
12 Answers to "Why do you sometimes ask questions you already have the answer to?"
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To catch people lying. To act like I dont know. Etc. Feint ignorance in the pursuit of knowledge.
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It's like playing trivial pursuit....the pla
yer with the card knows the answer, and the other pla yers guess...then there's a winner! Like (4)
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To hear/see other people's opinion
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It's really quite simple crimkitten : This is a community of positive support , Where members share the experiences important to them to connect with people who understand them without being embarrassed Now Article 1 of the EP Community Guidelines clearly states , Have Fun: This is a fun, Positive, Supportive place where you can express your true self .
Now quite often people will think that the already have the correct Answer and yet they are still unsure so this leaves them with one other option " Ask "
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to get a sideways perspective
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If these answers aren't right^, I would guess to make fun of people, who try to answer the question but fail to answer it correctly.
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To hear what other people think.
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But what if the answer I have is wrong? It wouldn't hurt to get others point of view.
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Confirmation that the answer is a good one.
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To be reassured I suppose.
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I think we all know all the answers to any question we ask.
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Best Answer (Chosen By Asker):
Posted by josilver 1 May 2nd, 2012 at 1:48PM
Because I'm a lawyer.
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