Answer by David Schwartz for Why do politicians refuse to answer hypothetical...
Other answers have done a good job of explaining the practical reasons politicians don't like to answer hypothetical questions. They didn't address, however, the supposed rationale for not answering...
View ArticleAnswer by user23013 for Why do politicians refuse to answer hypothetical...
TL;DR: Sometimes there are known plans to hypothetical situations (such as zombies appears in the US). But the less likely a hypothetical situation is, the more ridiculous a complete plan would seem,...
View ArticleAnswer by Gregory Currie for Why do politicians refuse to answer hypothetical...
A lot of good answers, I just want to highlight one point.Fundamentally a politician will want to come out of an interview giving the impression of being open and transparent, but without actually...
View ArticleAnswer by John for Why do politicians refuse to answer hypothetical questions?
The vast majority of the time, a politician's negatives come from what they have said, not what they haven't said. A politician can refuse to answer questions a thousand times without it hurting their...
View ArticleAnswer by PoloHoleSet for Why do politicians refuse to answer hypothetical...
There are a few reasons why.The first would be that a hypothetical question usually deals with just that, an imaginary situation. Where real life deals with nuance, complexities and multi-variate...
View ArticleAnswer by Paul Johnson for Why do politicians refuse to answer hypothetical...
Political interviews are adversarial situations: the interviewer doesn't want their program to be just a boring a political advert, so they try to add drama by asking hard questions in the hope of...
View ArticleAnswer by Steve Melnikoff for Why do politicians refuse to answer...
Because what you think you might do in a hypothetical situation may turn out to be quite different to what you would actually do if that hypothetical situation were to come to pass.Hence most...
View ArticleAnswer by Frank Cedeno for Why do politicians refuse to answer hypothetical...
Not answering hypothetical questions is basic politics. There is nothing to gain in answering them. If you are running for political office (or even getting a promotion in your job) you should realize...
View ArticleWhy do politicians refuse to answer hypothetical questions?
Often you hear politicians say this "I don't answer hypothetical questions". Why can't hypothetical questions be answered? What are the grounds by which politicians justify saying that? Is there a way...
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