An issue with questions is that they are not always purely for fact finding. Your answer to a question might also be taken as an indication of approval, or that

An issue with questions is that they are not always purely for fact finding. Your answer to a question might also be taken as an indication of approval, or that you will take responsibility for something. People aren't being devious, but just human, and under pressure to get things done. The answers to many questions are only valid within constraints. And some answers come in the form of estimates and uncertainties rather than a simple yes/no. If it's something that's going to affect users or safety, I'd like to know that you're not just going to implement my answer without further testing. So it's perfectly reasonable to answer a question with a few questions: * What are you trying to do? * Who needs to know this, and what are they trying to do?