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As the blog post points out, "Out of an abundance of caution" is used to hide the truth and harm people's freedom. I don't think "That's a great question" has s
by Thorrez 7y ago
As the blog post points out, "Out of an abundance of caution" is used to hide the truth and harm people's freedom. I don't think "That's a great question" has serious problems like that.
- philwelch 7y ago"That's a great question" is a filler phrase that lets you stall while you're figuring out how to answer the question. It also flatters the asker of the question, so you can kill two birds with one stone.
- whatshisface 7y agoOne time I was asked a question while explaining something to a professor. I thought it was a really impressive and insightful question, so I said "that's a great question." I was briefly bewildered when he didn't register my complement, but then I realized...
- csours 7y agoSomebody called me on this last week. The thing is, I really do think it's a good question if I can't immediately answer it!