Why is it that when people ask for either a yes or no answer? You get answers as long as 2 pages long?

Answer 1

It's hard to tell, and in most cases you could say that it depends on the answer, although often it must be said that it depends on the question as well. There are many things that can be, and often are, said on various aspects of the world. Sometimes there are finer details that we feel the compelling need to share with other individuals that may or may not be in the same situation as we are, and may or may not be interested in what we have to say. However we sometimes find ourselves elaborating on points that perhaps could be of interest to a person in a particular context, but in any case are not of any consequence in the actual matter being discussed. It is therefore more often than not a good idea to review what we have written, be it our homework, an email, an answer on Yahoo or whatever the text may be that we are writing. Thus we often find that an extended text can be cut down to much a shorter version that may convey the same relevant information. To further elaborate, let me tell you a little story...

Answer 2

Yes

Answer 3

Why would you ask a question just to get a bunch of yeses and nos? How do you pick a best answer from that? I like to see the way people's minds work with a valid explanation of WHY their answer is yes or no. It's what makes this site interesting.

Answer 4

Because no 2 people think the same way. Some just give the YES/NO and others want to be more specific with thier answers. We are not all created equal

Answer 5

My thought is people are tryimg to get the best answer. The thought is the more I put down and show my intelligence on the subject matter the better possibility of getting the 10 points

Answer 6

If you ask an open question such as, why do you like the rain yes or no?.. you will get justification for the answer
if you ask a closed question, do you like the rain yes or no? its simply asking for a one word response..
some ppl just dont ask the question with the right terminology

Answer 7

People assume they know the reason for you asking a certain question. They want to be helpful and try to give you some unsolicited advice.
For example:
Question: Am I fat?
Answer: You are beautiful. Why do you want to lose weight? Don't worry honey I know this great workout program.

Answer 8

Yes.

Answer 9

Because not everything asked could be answered with a yes or no question. Life isn't always that simple.

Answer 10

Yes.