Saying "it's a yes or no question" is not always fair.
Saying "it's a yes or no question" is not always fair.
In some ways it seems manipulative. Sometimes it is indeed a yes or no question, but most people know that certain answers require further explanation. It gives off the impression that you don’t wanna hear someone’s side of the story/debate. Sometimes “yes, but” or “no, but” is warranted.
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“It’s a yes or no question” = “I want a yes or no answer”
But not everything will be just a yes or no answer.
The question was presented as yes or no. It's your prerogative to want to provide additional information, it is the prerogative of the asker to want a simple answer. It's inconsistent to champion the desires of the responder while disregarding the desires of the asker. Unless there's some kind of power imbalance (e.g. employer/employee), every party is entitled to engage with others as they see fit.
Horrible way of thinking but go off I guess