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Is it a common practice that someone asks for facts, but then question those facts?

Posted - February 17, 2019
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  • 7939
    I think so, but I question everything, including facts I present.
      February 17, 2019 1:32 PM MST
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  • 44654
    Ooh...I love you.
      February 17, 2019 7:46 PM MST
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  • I think it probably could be common practice in a lot of cases.  But that would depend on who's giving the facts and how reliable/trustworthy they are too.
      February 17, 2019 3:01 PM MST
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  • 1713
    Perhaps they're testing you to see how much you actually know or maybe they're just skeptical and would take more convincing. There are a lot of people like that.
      February 17, 2019 5:23 PM MST
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  • 11105
    Some people just love to argue. So, they ask for facts and then debate their validity.
      February 17, 2019 6:21 PM MST
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  • 3523
    My step-son used to ask what time it is and most often, on hearing the answer, would say, "Couldn't be."  We eventually stopped telling him the time.
      February 17, 2019 6:37 PM MST
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  • 44654
    When a student asked me what time it is, I would either say "Time to turn around and look at the clock." or "Time to buy a watch." One of them looked at the clock and said she didn't know how to read it. 16 years old.
      February 18, 2019 7:15 AM MST
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  • 13395
    It's a good idea because how does anyone know if 'facts' are really facts. 'Facts' may be just what someone believes. 
      February 17, 2019 6:53 PM MST
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  • 44654
    JA said it, but I'll add a song.

      February 17, 2019 8:00 PM MST
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  • 5835
    We always need fact finders and troubleshooters, but we always get trouble finders and fact shooters.
      February 17, 2019 10:47 PM MST
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  • 17620
    Yes, in every context that comes to mind.
      February 18, 2019 10:57 PM MST
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