What does it mean when someone always answers a question with a question?
So the person who answers the question with the question means that he / she is convinced that he / she is superior or wiser than the other person. We can say that two individuals who constantly ask each other questions are competing for wisdom or superiority. This is used as a tactic in job interviews.
Is there a question that Cannot be answered?
A rhetorical question is one for which the questioner does not expect a direct answer: in many cases it may be intended to start a discourse, or as a means of displaying or emphasize the speaker’s or author’s opinion on a topic.
What is it called when someone asks you a question they know the answer to?
rhetorical question Add to list Share. When you ask a rhetorical question, you don’t really expect an answer. Questions like “Who knew?” or “Who’s better than me?” are often rhetorical.
Can people see who asked the question on Quora?
Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page that loads. The very first entry at the bottom will give you the name of the person who asked the question. If the OP has asked the question Anonymously, as you did, you will not be able to find out who asked it, unless you ask the person in a comment and they tell you.
What do you call someone who avoids answering questions?
Question dodging is a rhetorical technique involving the intentional avoidance of answering a question. This can lead the person questioned to be accused of “dodging the question”. In the context of political discourse, evasion is a technique of equivocation that is important for face management.
How do you dodge a question over text?
Ten strategies to avoid answering inappropriate questions
- Answer the original question with another question.
- Respond with sarcasm or a joke.
- Redirect the question to a topic that you do feel comfortable discussing.
- Use the shame game.
- Begin your answer by saying the word “No”
What is it called when you ask a question but don’t want an answer?
A rhetorical question is a question asked to make a point, rather than get an answer. If you have ever been late, someone might say: ‘What time do you call this? ‘ This person doesn’t want an answer to the question.
Do you know someone who tends to always ask question?
The straight up, direct answer to your question is “inquisitive”. An inquisitive person is one given to asking questions. There are other words to call such a person but they depend on their attitude and the feelings they elicit in others.
Are Quora questions anonymous?
No. Some questions are anonymous (You can select Anonymous under Visibility when adding a question, or anonymize questions you’ve already asked [1]). Most questions are not, and you can see who originally asked the question by looking at the change log (click the time stamp under Question Stats [2]).
How can I know who viewed my profile on Quora?
No, there is no way to tell who viewed your profile on Quora. My guess is that it was simple coincidence that you had viewed their profile shortly before they followed you. Quora does notify people about upvotes, so if you upvoted the answer it’s likely that the person followed you from that.
What is the difference between Quora and Yahoo Answers?
Most people don’t really seem to grasp how big of a problem this is but let me tell you this: While Yahoo answers is commonly known for its bogus answers Quora is (at least in my book) known for its bogus questions. It takes only a couple of seconds to post a question and about an hour to compose a good and reasonably informative answer.
Is Quora an echo chamber of opinions?
Given that this website seems to attract this particular breed of people Quora is literally an echo chamber of opinions. Which leads right into the second point: No matter what the topic is there are always those “certain types of answers” which the herd prefers.
How can I get more views and views on Quora?
If you want to get a lot of up-votes and views on your Quora answers just search the internet for a headshot (or selfie) of the most attractive woman you can find and use it as your profile picture. Don’t worry, you won’t get banned for basically impersonating another person by proxy. Quora doesn’t give a hoot about those things.
Is it possible to spam thousands of questions on Quora?
In theory it would be but in reality this is what happens: some users go totally overboard and literally spam thousands of questions which are all structured in a similar manner just to get this elusive title.