2007-11-28 13:59:12 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
ones that look like they could be easily looked up on the web
2007-11-28 14:02:20 · answer #1 · answered by Clumsical 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Loaded, no-win questions, of the "So, when did you *stop* beating your wife?" variety. Note the way it's worded. You can't really answer the face-value question without admitting guilt to something you didn't do, or without having to deny "stopping"....
And while there aren't a lot of questions that are explicitly, openly and flagrantly like that around here, there are plenty of questions that *become that way* in context....
For instance, the trolls in Religion & Spirituality have a *bad* habit of asking things like: "Ok, so if Humans evolved from Monkeys, why do we still have Monkeys?"
--That's a baiting question for starters, given that the whole nature of "believing in proven science and physical evidence" is still a hot-button issue among the mentally challenged and Wannabe Herd Animals of R&S.
--It's asking you to *defend* a falsehood. The fossil record does not, really, say we evolved from monkeys. It says that we humans are primates, of the *greater ape* sort, and that we all (humans, chimps, gorillas, bonobos and orang utans) split off from a common ancestor. The whole "from monkeys" business is a fallacy invented to over-simplify and insult the research.
--The face value query is itself a fallacy. To put it another way: "If Peanut Butter is made from Peanuts, then why do we still have Peanuts?" See what I mean. It does not follow that having Peanut Butter *rules out* the further existence of its ancestral ingredient. We can always grow more damned peanuts! Likewise, not *all* primates evolved....some were able to survive just fine as they were.
And so it goes. ^_^ Some Questions are just worded to pick a fight and cause trouble really. The more obvious ones you can spot, but sometimes you really have to dissect things to get at what's "wrong" with a question. Sometimes you really have to ask, "What's the *real* Question here?" and "Ok, so what's the Asker trying to *trick me* into admitting or arguing?"
It sucks, but the alternative is to goof up, like I did earlier today, over a Question about Rosie O'Donnell's getting kicked off of *NBC*. Yeah, exactly....it's *easy* to miss a letter and think it's about something else. ^_^ And sometimes you have to give up your two points over the error and delete the answer. It happens.
Hope this helps. ^_^
2007-11-28 14:20:45 · answer #2 · answered by Bradley P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A question that asks what your income is when it's not a legal document of any kind like for school or taxes.
2007-11-28 14:06:02 · answer #3 · answered by jEsSiCa W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
definitely Stupid questions, Too personal questions, questions about Personal hygiene, Punch line questions, and last but not least, Butting-in to the conversation questions
2007-11-28 14:04:51 · answer #4 · answered by jam 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a question asking what question should u never answer....right? lol
2007-11-28 14:02:45 · answer #5 · answered by JasminE! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never ask a question about sex, politics, or religion
2007-11-28 14:02:15 · answer #6 · answered by jemark 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you should never answer a question honestly
2007-11-28 14:06:35 · answer #7 · answered by Lunachit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stupid pregnant questions, or ones you don't know the answer to.
2007-11-28 14:02:07 · answer #8 · answered by ♥frisco♥ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Something from the trolls, or something purposefully disgusting or degrading. And the ones that start with OMG.
2007-11-28 14:01:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A question that get you a violation notice.
2007-11-28 14:02:35 · answer #10 · answered by Roxas of Organization 13 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋