What does a broad question mean?
Broad questions (also known as “open-ended questions”): • have no specific answer. • require higher-level thinking, exploration, observation, or an opinion. • promote discussion and divergent thinking.
How do you ask a broad question?
Use open-ended questions for meaningful answers.
- Do not use closed-ended questions when you want meaningful answers.
- Ask open-ended questions when you want detailed explanations to build off of.
- Use open-ended questions to expand the conversation after asking a closed-ended question, to gather a fact or one word answer.
What is the problem with questions that are too broad?
What is the problem with questions that are too broad? They create confusion.
What is too broad?
A topic is too broad when you find that you have too many different ideas or resources about that topic.
What is the difference between broad and narrow?
As adjectives the difference between broad and narrow is that broad is wide in extent or scope while narrow is having a small width; not wide; slim; slender; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
What does ” I’m not sure I understand your question ” mean?
1 “I’m not sure I understand your question”… Then please don’t answer it. Or just state one’s assumptions for the optimal case inferred and then take one’s best shot at a cogent answer. I interpret this opening statement as haughty pedantry. 2 “Please don’t do that”. (Since when did engineers become so moralistic and censurious?
Is there a better way to say ” I’m not sure I understand “?
You could also just say something like: “I’m confused” “I’m a little confused” “I don’t understand” “I don’t quite understand” “I’m not sure I understand” “Can you explain that again?”. “I’m not sure I understand this correctly” sounds quite natural, but it’s usually followed by a summary of what you think the other person is saying in the form …
When to take offense at an unclear question?
Don’t take offense to it; clarify your question! Asking them to answer an unclear question leaves everyone dissatisfied. You get an incomplete answer, and the answerer provides faulty, incomplete, or misleading advice. It’s a lose-lose for everyone unless the question is clear.