If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If they can steer you to ask the wrong questions, they avoid having to provide answers.
- In plain terms
- Controlling the questions removes the need to answer them.
- What can you take from it?
- Watch for manipulation of discourse.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What questions are being avoided?
- Who benefits from the distraction?
Another view
Not all misleading questions are intentional.
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