The lawyer understood, the judge understood, everyone with the slightest knowledge of cross-examination tactics understood that you never asked a question without knowing the answer.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Oblivion'

The compromise is a federal form that tries to answer the question without really asking it.

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It's hard for me to answer the question without understanding what we're judging it against.

WHITEHOUSE: Briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest

Though this should be of no more than passing interest, Ms. di Florio repeatedly flirts with the question of lesbianism without providing the answer.

NEWYORKER: Speaking in Strings

And to the extent that those consultations -- within those consultations there are questions asked that we can answer, we will answer them without question.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Often, by being in a defensive position, we answer the questions asked without addressing the person asking the question.

WHITEHOUSE: Champions of Change Blog

The problem is that no human being can offer an appropriate answer without a whole lot of background knowledge about the person posing the question.

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The McKay commission suggests the answer to the question should mean that laws affecting England alone are no longer passed in the Commons without the consent of a majority of English MPs.

BBC: Commission tries to answer the West Lothian question