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MEH-tuh-kwest-chun
A habit of speech and conversation whereby a questioner asks a very unspecific question of a questionee, or series of such questions, leading up to the actual question which the questioner would like the questionee to answer. A waste of conversational bandwidth, be it spoken or digital. "Can I ask you a question?"
useful retorts: "You just did." "Yes, but only one, and you already used it up." "No." |
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| 2. | Metaquestion | ||
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Metaquestions are questions about other questions. Which are asked in response or leading up to other questions. They are almost always dependent on the other question. Can I ask you a question? *
- You just did. And also: Stop answering each question with another question. - Why shouldn't I answer each question with another question? * * This question is a metaquestion. |
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