Timeline for Is it condescending to answer a question with a question?
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Jul 15, 2017 at 17:03 | comment | added | Igor Soloydenko | Totally agree. "I'm in the middle of something" is an excuse to take a shortcut. What's important early in the process of joining a project is not quantity, but quality, building knowledge base, and right habits. | |
Jul 15, 2017 at 4:59 | comment | added | WGroleau | It's not how a parent talks to a child; it's how a good teacher talks to a student. | |
Jul 14, 2017 at 17:10 | comment | added | Bryan Krause | I think the reason that people (like the OP perhaps) perceive this as condescending is because this is how someone would talk to a child. The missing part of that sentence, of course, is "...because they are a good parent/teacher/friend trying to help the child learn." For an adult, substitute colleague/supervisor/mentor trying to help the coworker/employee/etc. | |
Jul 14, 2017 at 15:27 | history | edited | Bernhard Barker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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Jul 14, 2017 at 15:20 | history | edited | Bernhard Barker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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Jul 14, 2017 at 13:13 | comment | added | Martijn | Asking what you think you should do also allows them to follow your logic. That way to can better correct a misconception/error in your train of thought. | |
Jul 14, 2017 at 9:12 | history | answered | Bernhard Barker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |