[miki123211]

Related: I wish there was a TV show where they would ask simple yes/no questions to politicians and business leaders, but their mic would only be unmuted after they press a "yes" or "no" button.

Answering a yes/no question with a "we're doing everything we can to ensure a smooth experience for our customers" is spindoctoring 101.

[embedding-shape]

But that's not how people generally hold their opinions or even should (I'd argue). You can ask me "Yes or no, should we kill people?" and I can't really give you hard "yes" or "no", there is nuance and context to consider, and probably most beliefs I hold, have some sort of nuance.

Unless you're also asking politicians to all become 100% dogmatic, I don't think that's a realistic suggestion.

[loloquwowndueo]

They’d just press whatever and then start their verbal reply with “yes and no”

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“Have you stopped beating your wife?”

[actionfromafar]

Could you ask misleading questions? Answer yes or no.