Why is it rude to answer a question with a question?

It can be considered rude to answer a question with another question because it can make a person feel like they are being dismissed or toyed with instead of receiving an honest answer. For example: Me: “Do you know what happened to the pie that I had put in the refrigerator yesterday?”

What does it mean if someone 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.

Can a question be rude?

We are often encouraged to speak our minds and ask questions to show that we care. However, there are times that we have been asked questions that are not only impolite, but rude and hurtful. It may be intentional or unintentional but it’s important to think twice before asking these questions.

Why is it rude question?

It is easy to sound archaic or condescending, so take care where you use it. Beginning an answer with the word “why” is not inherently rude; the answer could be rude because of its content, of course.

What type of person always answers a question with a question?

This method of answering questions with questions, in order to let the questioner realize that he can find the answer by reasoning (Socrates would say that the answer was in him all along), is called maieutics (the related adjective being maieutic).

Is it rude to answer a question with yes or no?

Many times, even though a question can be answered with a yes or no, people would like some detail behind the answer. One word answers are considered rude because they are often dismissive, as if you can’t be bothered with the person or the question. For example, someone may ask, “Did you have fun today?”

Is it rude to ask one word answers on Quora?

Perhaps a question that prompts a one-word answer is rude in the first place. Rudeness begets its own kind. IRL, not Quora, there is one socially immature (but kind-hearted) person I know who does not have a filter, and she consistently asks people such questions.

What should you do when someone asks you a question?

What you should do instead is say what you’re really feeling. To answer a question with a question, outside of stated exceptions, usually means you don’t intend to answer the question at all. Whatever your reasons, you are intentionally offending this person in hopes they no longer want you to answer the question.

When is a conversation question in reply to a question rude?

A sincere question can generate a question in reply when there is ambiguity About The question asked, when the question is either to broad or too narrow, or simply not understood. In none of those cases is a conversation question in reply to a question rude.