>The only appropriate thing to infer from a question is that the asker wants to know the answer. Categorically incorrect. Every question comes from either one

>The only appropriate thing to infer from a question is that the asker wants to know the answer. Categorically incorrect. Every question comes from either one of two places. Ignorance. Or Vindictiveness. Let’s explore the latter. You: driving home after having a great time at your companies happy hour. You finally got to discuss that project you wanted to work on and got a verbal green light. Cop: “Do you know why I pulled you over?” In this situation - if the question was indeed ignorance, you respond “going home from work”. You assume it’s ignorance because we genuinely want to believe people are good. In this situation, the cop is not asking from a place of ignorance, but vindictiveness. He/she believed you broke the law, the next question will prove this… Cop: “Have you been drinking?” In my examples above (far far above), “have you thought about X?” Is ignorance. Do you see the difference?