> “That’s a great question!”
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> Means that the speaker is fomulating a confusing answer that appears to address the question but will, in post analyssis, reveal that he don’t know WTF he is talking about.
Not all the time; sometimes, like during a presentation, the question that was asked is the next step/portion of the talk and “that’s a great question” means that both people understand what’s being discussed.
Agreed, unless you are in the political arena. Then it is pure-d obsfuscation.