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Questions asked by someone who already knows the answer but is trolling the person they are asking. Questions of which the answer should be painfully obvious to any person with a pulse who has lived on this Earth for more than a decade. Questions that can be answered on one's own with complete certainty.
A pamphlet of Bertrand Russell's 1964 essay "16 Questions on the Assassination," which promoted conspiracy theories regarding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. "Just Asking Questions" (JAQ; known derisively as "JAQing off") [a] is a pseudoskeptical tactic often used by conspiracy theorists to present false or distorted claims by framing them as questions.
Free response tests are a relatively effective test of higher-level reasoning, as the format requires test-takers to provide more of their reasoning in the answer than multiple choice questions. [4] Students, however, report higher levels of anxiety when taking essay questions as compared to short-response or multiple choice exams. [5]
Read the exclusive USA TODAY interview of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Margie Cullen and Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY NETWORK June 11, 2024 at 5:08 AM
Kendrick Frazier said that scientific skeptics have a commitment to science, reason, evidence, and the quest for truth. [10] Carl Sagan emphasized the importance of being able to ask skeptical questions, recognizing fallacious or fraudulent arguments, and considering the validity of an argument rather than simply whether we like the conclusion.
Communicating the skeptical message to non-skeptics was the focus at the 1993 workshop. Faculty felt that non-skeptics might be more receptive if attendees understood how they were perceived by others. "Many people view skeptics as die-hard cynics and debunkers, even as enemies of free speech. Non-skeptics often hear only the "COP" in CSICOP". [4]
Afterwards, judges ask students follow-up questions to test the depth of their knowledge on the topic in a six-minute question and answer period. [3] During the national finals over 1,200 students from 56 classes testify before a total of 72 judges, in panels of three.
Skepticism can be classified according to its scope. Local skepticism involves being skeptical about particular areas of knowledge (e.g. moral skepticism, skepticism about the external world, or skepticism about other minds), whereas radical skepticism claims that one cannot know anything—including that one cannot know about knowing anything.