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What is a nonsensical question?
A nonsensical statement is nonsense; a nonsensical question is nonsense. Or any synonym for nonsense.
How do you answer complicated questions?
Dealing With Vague, Complex Questions: The Art of Getting a Better Question
- Ask them to repeat the question.
- Ask for clarification.
- Ask for a definition.
- Clarify or define a point yourself.
- Respond to one aspect of the question/line of questioning.
- Refocus the question.
- “Discuss” the question.
- Build a bridge.
How do you handle questions and answers?
Answer Questions Tactfully
- Talk to the audience, not just the person asking the question.
- Be respectful: avoid sarcasm, criticism, or arrogance.
- Keep your sense of humor.
- Answer the question as directly and briefly as possible without being abrupt.
- Use your answers to reinforce your main points.
Sample Answers Writers use rhetorical questions to make a point or convey an effect. Often, the answer to the question is obvious, and the writer asks the question to let the reader think about it. By not providing an answer, the writer lets the reader fill in the gap with their own mind, creating a rhetorical effect.
How do you respond confidently?
Keep a “pass the salt” tone of voice with no hidden agenda emotion. Maintain a relaxed facial expression. Attentively lean forward to answer the questions simply, concisely, truthfully, and targeted to the audience. Follow USA Today’s slogan: “Not the most words, just the right ones.” Keep the answers organized.
How do you manage a question?
The key is that you have to spend as much time preparing for the questions as you do the presentation itself.
- Anticipate Questions. The simplest thing you can do to prepare for questions is anticipate them.
- Be Confident.
- Use Facts.
- Strategically Invite Questions.
- Have a Back-Up Plan.
- A Good Question.
What is it called when a writer asks a question?
Hypophora is a figure of speech in which a writer raises a question, and then immediately provides an answer to that question. It is also known as “antipophora,” or “anthypophora.” At first look, examples of hypophora may seem similar to rhetorical question examples, but there is a slight difference as explained below.
Hypophora, also referred to as anthypophora or antipophora, is a figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question and then answers the question.