> Could it be because the clarification questions are perceived as not understanding? Sure but taking that as "the asker is an idiot" rather than "I may not ha

> Could it be because the clarification questions are perceived as not understanding? Sure but taking that as "the asker is an idiot" rather than "I may not have explained this well" is all too common (I know I've been guilty of this more than a handful of times.) > Would it help if one prefaced with something like [...] I think if you're having to carefully phrase your (reasonable, obvs.) questions in order to avoid upsetting the interviewer, that's a bit of a red flag, no?