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What is an unfair question? (Vanity)
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| 1/27/16
| don-o
Posted on 01/27/2016 2:17:04 PM PST by don-o
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Not a big fan of vanities. But most of the threads are going around in the same circles.
Let's get some discussion on the current buzz word.
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:17:04 PM PST
by
don-o
To: don-o
Have you stopped beating your wife yet?
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:18:24 PM PST
by
NorthMountain
("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
To: don-o
Yes, that’s intended as an example of an unfair question.
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:18:48 PM PST
by
NorthMountain
("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
To: don-o
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:19:22 PM PST
by
BigEdLB
(Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
To: NorthMountain
Have to agree that loaded questions are, if not “unfair” (versus “foul”?), then unethical.
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:21:12 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: don-o
Irrelevant and unfair are in this case about the same:
"What's your opinion on the theory of evolution?"
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:21:25 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Proud CRUZader!)
To: don-o
“What is an unfair question?”
Mr Cruz, when did you stop beating your wife?
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:21:25 PM PST
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: don-o
One is "How often do you beat your wife"?
And "Why are you so Unlikeable?"
These Gotcha questions permeate the news now. So much so that they are mostly Unwatchable. I watch BBC news and Canadain news about the US. It is much more objective and informative.
To: don-o
Trap questions, gotchas, and misquotes. Or really, the way modern media works, pretty much any question that isn’t a fawning softball. They really don’t do useful questions anymore, they’re either trying to score points for themselves, or trying to help out the person they’re supposedly grilling.
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:21:53 PM PST
by
discostu
(This is a different kind of flying... all together.)
To: don-o
Life isn’t fair. Fairness is an abstract invention of the human mind. It only applies to games invented by people. For real life it’s necessary to grow up.
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:22:05 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
To: TigersEye
:) agree with what you wrote
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:24:38 PM PST
by
b4me
To: PROCON
Irrelevant and unfair are in this case about the same: "What's your opinion on the theory of evolution?" If your example were asked of a candidate for school board, would it be fair and relevant?
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:25:08 PM PST
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory. And He will NOT be mocked!)
To: don-o
When it’s an intentional rude slap down that has nothing to do with the topic at hand.
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:26:57 PM PST
by
bgill
(CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
To: don-o
What has that question got to do with becoming a president?
Are you old enough to remember the "debate" between JFK and Nixon?
If not...let me enlighten you...it was ONLY policy stuff; NO personal questions at all and NO "gotchas".
To: don-o
unfair is something that is against the rules. It is often used by people that are unhappy but have no legitimate recourse.
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:27:45 PM PST
by
oldbrowser
(The republican party is the voters, not the politicians.)
To: All
In a debate, any question that is an “interview” question is unfair.
The whole purpose of a DEBATE is to ask a question relevant to the topic and have the DEBATERS state their opinions or stance on the issue...
The object of a debate is to discern differences of opinion between the debaters, not point at individuals...
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:28:04 PM PST
by
Boonie
("Nuke 'em all...Let Allah sort 'em out...)
To: b4me
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:28:11 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
To: don-o
Many of Megyn Kelley’s questions are not questions at all, they’re statements.
Any statement is an unfair question.
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:28:46 PM PST
by
MeganC
(The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
To: don-o
[[What is an unfair question?]]
That was unfair of you to ask that question!
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:28:46 PM PST
by
Bob434
To: CptnObvious
I watch BBC news and Canadain news about the US. It is much more objective and informative. To an extent, they are. I listen via satellite. Sadly, even there I hear the execrable habit of beginning answers with "So...."
Grrrr
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posted on
01/27/2016 2:29:22 PM PST
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory. And He will NOT be mocked!)
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