How do you respond without answering the question?

How do you respond without answering the question?

From politely declining, to giving information you are willing to share, here are nine ways to address a question you don’t want to answer.

1. Make Sure You Understand The Question.
2. Take Time To Respond.
3. Answer Part Of The Question.
4. Postpone Your Answer.
5. Turn Around the Pronouns.
6. Divert The Question.
7. Give The Asker Some Control.

How do you respond when asked a question?

Rather than give the answer they expect, change tack with something outside of the normal range of answers.

1. Be candid. Tell the truth when it might not be expected.
2. Shower them with detail.
3. Ask for more detail.
4. Question the question.
5. Question the questioner.
6. Ask a completely different question.

What is it called when you ask a question that has no answer?

A rhetorical question is one for which the questioner does not expect a direct answer: in many cases it may be intended to start a discourse, or as a means of displaying or emphasize the speaker’s or author’s opinion on a topic.

What does it mean when someone avoids answering a question?

Sometimes people are not ready to answer the question at the time, perhaps because they have other things on their mind. They may also refuse to answer because of contextual factors such as other people being there and the social embarrassment or status issues that answering would cause.

How do you deflect a difficult question?

Here are some smart ways you can deal with tough questions:

1. Acknowledge the question without answering it.
2. Ignore the question completely.
3. Question the question.
4. Attack the question,
5. Decline to answer.
6. Give an incomplete answer.
7. State or imply the question has already been answered.
8. Defer to the will of others.

Where can I get an answer to my question?

Herein find some best sites where you can ask questions and get answers from real people online.

• Answerbag.
• Yahoo! Answers.
• Blurt it.
• WikiAnswers.
• FunAdvice.
• Askville.
• Friendfeed.

Can I ask you or may I ask you?

May I ask you a question? Asking for permission. In addition, “may” version is more polite than the “can” version. Realistically speaking, both ask for permission and neither is offensive, but yes, “may” is still more polite than “can.”

What’s the 21 questions game?

The purpose of the game is to ask someone (solo, or a member of a group) 21 questions, all of which must be answered honestly. Although it can be played with friends you’ve had for a while, it is usually best to choose someone you don’t know as well, or someone you want to get to know on a deeper level.

What is the most impossible question to answer?

17 questions that are impossible to answer

1. If God exists and he (or she) revealed themselves, would people who believe in God actually accept God as God?
2. If the Universe was born at the Big Bang, what existed before then?
3. Why do cats purr?
4. What is the purpose of death?
5. Why do women go through menopause but men do not?

Why do narcissists not answer questions?

Another reason narcissists don’t give answers to questions is because they lack empathy. They are incapable of building connection with people due to their lack of empathy. Non-narcissists ask questions as a way to connect, understand, and question someone else.

How do you deflect a question?

8 ways to deflect tough interview questions

1. Acknowledge the question without answering it.
2. Ignore the question completely.
3. Question the question.
4. Attack the question,
5. Decline to answer.
6. Give an incomplete answer.
7. State or imply the question has already been answered.
8. Defer to the will of others.

Can you answer a question you don’t know the answer to?

No matter what your job or level, your work life is always throwing questions at you. Some of them are easy to answer with a confident “yes,” “no,” or a well-reasoned explanation. Others aren’t. Most of the time it’s no big deal when you don’t have a solid answer right away.

When to say Did I answer or have I answered?

If you want to know if you fully answered the question, and would elaborate if you haven’t answered fully you might say “Have I answered your question?” Personally, I’d say “Does that answer your question?” because the emphasis is more on the explanation than on me.

What does ” have not received a reply ” mean?

“Have not received a reply” is to call someone to task as if you were the boss of that person and you are discussing performance expectations. to my email beneath.

What to answer when interviewer asks what did you do Yesterday?

If “yesterday” was a holiday or a Sunday, the interviewer probably wants to check if you have hobbies or did something really exciting, outside of “work.” I hope it is an opening, warm-up question, until he boots his laptop to keep notes. If you want, you can mention that you prepared for the interview (reading about the company, etc.)