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brat
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brat asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 1 decade ago

Why do people ask questions they have either answered or just want their opinion backed up?

You see some people ask questions and majority of answers will follow along 1 line of thinking and then 1 or 2 answers will agree with what they asked so that gets picked as best answer.

I thought that the idea of this thing was to ask a question and to get opinions from other people, but it seems that some people are only interested in hearing from people who agree with them, not those that seem more informed or offer a different view from their own.

Before anyone makes a comment that I will just pick best answer as the one who agrees with me, I will leave the best answer open to a vote so that it is the readers who have the say, not the person asking the question to rid any bias in the best answer.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I guess they do it for the same reasons as people who ask extremely similar questions asked by other users in the same category.

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't know. I've answered several questions where the person who asked the question emails me and gives me a big speech on why I was wrong and they were right. I then ask them why they asked the question if they already knew the answer. So, far, no one has given me an answer to that.

  • 1 decade ago

    cause we all wnat to hear, well what WE want to hear.

    Yahoos is just turning into biased, one way or no way beliefs.

    I get my answers removed sometimes for people not agreeing with it. But ITS my opinion right?

    Yahoo when I first got here, was for your opinion.,

    Sad to say, I dont know where that went.

    I was very openminded and was hoping others were too.

    Guess not, small simple minded world.

  • ?
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    4 years ago

    you have by no ability misled me on your driving form. I knew you probably did eventing (wasn't specific in case you confirmed or no longer) and that i come across that truly cool. i individually believe you-someone would not could desire to tutor to be categorised as that style of rider. in case you prepare your horse to do the maneuvers for eventing yet do no longer teach lots then you are nevertheless an eventer. You exceeded the "beginner" point approximately 10 years in the past IMO. The emailer is maximum in all possibility purely jealous of your surpassing wit and sarcasm so as that they wanted to tear you down somewhat. Whoever they're; they're somewhat immature and insecure approximately themselves. I relatively have by no ability as quickly as emailed somebody from Y!A that I disagreed with or chanced directly to be mendacity. that's the lamest venture you're able to do. heavily, who cares? that's purely the freaking information superhighway. human beings lie each and every ten seconds on different web content. it is the main common website i've got ever been to. it is likewise between the only web content that i'm thoroughly common approximately who i'm (a minimum of as much as i could be). As for the instructor, come across a sparkling one. This chick is obviously no longer in coaching for the long haul. real running shoes gets on a somewhat loopy horse and experience it out. they won't prefer to do it first of all, yet they do no longer in uncomplicated terms turn it down. incredibly if the asker is a former student. i could individually say something alongside the strains of "advantageous. i will take my money someplace else to a coach with extra balls and actually ability. thank you for it sluggish." you may desire to probable locate an experienced adolescents that could desire to be keen to experience out the typhoon of the dressage saddle. they are going to maximum in all possibility be loose! Then as quickly as Indica is relax with the saddle you may proceed with coaching her.

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  • 1 decade ago

    they want their opinion backed up

  • 1 decade ago

    thats the whole idea of this site..

  • 1 decade ago

    makes them feel good

    Source(s): common sense
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