Why do those who answer questions ASSUME the question being asked is pesonally related to the asker?

Question

Why do people who answer the questions bash the asker and assume the question is personal to the asker? Do people realise that some questions are just a retorical one and that name calling and bashing is not called for?
Why do people instanly stab those thru the heart in others because they are so damn bitter in life?

Answer 1

usually questions asked are done so from personal experience. that could be the assumption but then again some questions are just random thoughts... most people do realize what you are calling out but because is the net, people feel more free... life is bitter but you can turn it around and simply not take what is said so personally.

Answer 2

You should stop doing that :)

I've observed a similar phenomenon in many other areas, not just on this board, or just related to question and answer. For instance, if you make a hypothetical point in a debate most people will assume that is your position, in fact they will do so even knowing that the debate is hypothetical. I think that same principle is at work here. I don’t think I have ever considered the reason, but I will so now shortly

I think it is a form of cognitive bias, obviously, but what does that really mean. I don’t think that people think that this assumption occurs because it is what they expect to see, or have seen a lot. I think it is being cause by them employing a logical fallacy. Some people will be intelligent enough, conscious enough, or educated enough to catch themselves, or not even make the mistake in the first place. But, in most cases people attribute properties to what they see them associated with, for instance stereotypes. This make sense, as it is an expedient, and probably very common, people could learn at a young age how to tell what is coming form where. But some people don’t become more discerning later in life in regards to the way they think.

Those people are now making the mistake of attributing a question to the asker, probably without even consciously thinking about it, this is a built in pattern of analysis for them.

Answer 3

Bah that bothers me too, sometimes i just wonder about something random like... "how many times a day does the average person pee?" or something simple like that and people ALWAYS have to say something lame like "Why? you pee a lot huh?! i think you have a bladder infection!" (okay, so this exact thing never happened but you get what i mean.) Come on people, just answer the question without judgement or assumption! Lord.

Answer 4

Simply because the majority are related to the asker.

Answer 5

I wonder the same thing, it happens to me all the time that the answerers think I´m talking about myself....I hate people assuming things, it also happens to me in real life....

Answer 6

WELL EXCUSE ME FOR LIVING!!!!!!Most people answer questions from personal experiences,thus the personal answers.

Answer 7

Wait, what? There's no point of asking a rhetorical question on a message board, haha.

Answer 8

weeeeell, probably because if they're asking the questions, almost always, it IS personal to the asker...

Answer 9

evaluate the materials of your solutions ...and you does not ask this question. via the way, "I easily have this chum" who does not answer YA questions proper interestingly ...and get's deleated and censored plenty, what do you think of they might desire to do approximately this? No, No! that is not me i'm speaking approximately ...that is my "chum" .

Answer 10

What a stupid question! You're dumb!

Haha, just kidding.

Honestly though - who cares what people on here think. Just have fun with it.