Have you ever had the impression that someone asked an offensive question (just) to see how many people they could get to respond?
2006-11-28 19:33:38 · 5 answers · asked by Kerry 7 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Yes. But I've learned in public speaking never to take questions in a negative light. It can make you very angry when you present. I always assume people ask questions because they want to know, not because they want to get to you.
2006-11-28 20:51:49 · answer #1 · answered by Sofia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ish! Sometimes I see questions asked and they really don't need answers - they want directions or encouragement instead.
Like - someone might ask "Why isn't it OK to hit my cat?"
This doesn't mean that they personally do this, or that they even have a pet. They are likely seeking for the words to explain to a neighbour why the cat has not deserved to be at the receiving end of their general sense of being fed up and feeling that they can hit something and get a reaction.
Or they might ask about a friend's issues. Be fair. It could be the case that people have never had this problem before, but are not sure where this person is coming from. Instead of naming them, or inventing a name, they could pretend it's happened to them.
Well, that's my impression! Sometimes it doesn't matter about the question - it's more about wondering in this day & age if there is an answer?
2006-11-28 19:52:05 · answer #2 · answered by WomanWhoReads 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, many, the younger crowd loves to ask questions hoping for a knee jerk reaction from others. In any case, it just spoils it for people with legimate questions. After a while an answerer scans over the questions carefully before replying.
2006-11-28 19:54:00 · answer #3 · answered by flamingo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely!!
2006-11-28 19:35:14 · answer #4 · answered by ginger13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes - all the time.
2006-11-28 19:35:48 · answer #5 · answered by Frankie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋