'Damn fool question!'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker calls the question foolish.
- In plain terms
- The question is stupid.
- What can you take from it?
- Don’t ask foolish questions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why label a question as foolish?
- What makes a question valuable?
Another view
It may dismiss genuine curiosity.
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