I agree that the practice of "just answer the freaking question" is a good policy and not only for communication with C-level suits, but when answering a questi

I agree that the practice of "just answer the freaking question" is a good policy and not only for communication with C-level suits, but when answering a question from anyone. However, sometimes the question itself makes it very clear that person asking it has missed the clue-bus and is operating under a deep misunderstanding of the situation. Those situations require the courage reframe the discussion and NOT answer the question.