Most of the time, when people ask broad questions about difficult issues, they're not so much looking for answers as for authority, for a safety net to fall back on.

大多数情况下，当人们对一些棘手话题提出开放式问题的时候，他们并不意图得到答案，而更多地是在寻求一个权威，一张保护网来作为犯错时的退路。

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Any publication, Web site or marketer that can control where people go when they ask themselves these questions on a dull Saturday night has a shot at dominance.

任何一个能够控制，们出行目的地的出版物、网站或者市场营销者，特别是在人们在一个无聊的周六晚上问自己这些问题时，都可以批评这个应用程序可能涉及的垄断问题。

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People who are bored ask simple questions. "When did you move?" "Where did you go?" People who are interested ask more complicated questions that show curiosity, not mere politeness.

当人们对话题不感兴趣时，他们会问些简单的问题。例如“你什么时候去的？”“你去了哪儿？”。如果人们对话题很感兴趣，他们就会饶有兴趣地问些比较复杂的问题，而不单单是礼貌性地问问。

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Speaking of personal questions, there is an expression people sometimes use when their children ask, "where do babies come from?"

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So, when they ask you questions about which person should be on the quiz show, people say the more competent person.

因此，当他们问你,觉得谁应该去参加这个智力竞猜节目，你们会说更有能力的人应该去。

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But public opinion looks much different when you ask people specific questions.

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But that math is fuzzy, as demonstrated by one of the standard questions people ask when talking about inflation: how much was a loaf of bread in 1974 versus today?

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Legal experts said it appears that many people in a position to ask the right questions--When was this option dated?

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