I am not disagreeing with what the question is supposed to do and how candidates are supposed to answer. The problem lies in the fact that it creates too much

I am not disagreeing with what the question is supposed to do and how candidates are supposed to answer. The problem lies in the fact that it creates too much ambiguity in terms of how the candidate is evaluated. Some interviewers may give you credit for your approach, but like the parent, more often than not, you’re evaluated on getting to a specific question or direction, in a specific amount of time. And that just creates a bias towards you hiring people who have a chain of thought exactly like you, which may tbh be not correct chain of thought at all.