can asking a question be defamatory?
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“The vast majority of courts to consider questions as potential defamatory statements have found them not to be assertions of fact,” he wrote. “Rather, a question indicates a defendant's 'lack of definitive knowledge about the issue' and 'invites the reader to consider' various possibilities.”
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Usually it means the person didn't understand the question and instead of asking for clarity or for the question to be repeated they would say “sure”. This is why it could be considered rude because the person is discounting what was said and doesn't take the time to ask that what they missed be repeated.
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So pretty much any declarative sentence can be made interrogative with the addition of a question mark? Sentences beginning with "Perhaps" and "Maybe" are generally declarative, so a question mark is usually not appropriate. ... For example, a rhetorical question may take any modern sentence final punctuation.
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The embedded and indirect question does not have the structure of a question (no auxiliary, subject before verb). Indirect questions are used when you mention a question somebody has asked you- it is not a question: Who are you? She asked who I was.
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No. You have the constitutional right to remain silent. In general, you do not have to talk to law enforcement officers (or anyone else), even if you do not feel free to walk away from the officer, you are arrested, or you are in jail. You cannot be punished for refusing to answer a question.
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['It hard to say without knowing the context which the statement was made.', 'If you are at a party, that can be a pretty standard comment if someone wants to start a conversation with you.']
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So it depends so much on who its said to, how its said, what is being talked about, who is part of the conversation, what level of formality the conversation is, etc. On the internet the phrase is typically experienced as rude.
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Passive aggression makes use of rhetorical questions. We ask, “Do you have to do that?” In truth this is not a question but rather a disapproving statement. We don't expect an answer. We expect that people will either yield or protest.
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In short, you should know that asking someone's age is rude, so you should not ask. If someone does ask you, know that it is completely proper for you to say something like, "That is not information that I wish to share. I'm sure you understand." Most people will accept your response and change the subject.
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“Not all speech is protected. There are limits to free speech.” ... The Supreme Court has called the few exceptions to the 1st Amendment "well-defined and narrowly limited." They include obscenity, defamation, fraud, incitement, true threats and speech integral to already criminal conduct.
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Insults are generally used to make someone feel bad or worse about themselves. Sure, some swears were specifically created as insults, but scum just doesn't have the potency to be classified as a swear.
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In general no, but depends on the context it can be. Some find it rude if you tell with lol (laughing out loud) when they just said something serious or if they are looking for a longer reply. For example, if someone is texting a funny story in a conversation, they may find it rude if you only reply with “lol”.
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In an email, don't say anything like "I have the following to report" or "Here is the information which you asked for". If you want, you can start with: FYI = "for your information". Don't write this if you are answering a question.
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If anything it can be a very venial sin. But to be a sin it all depends on the context. Saying the word in itself isn't necessarily bad, it's just a word. ... If you consider a “sin” something against God, than NO, cussing is not a sin and likely never will be.
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All you need is a single question mark to indicate that the sentence it completes is an interogatory. If you're using multiple question marks in a text or email, it's like writing in all caps. In that context it could be either impolite or humorous, depending on context. Perhaps you might clarify with an emoji.
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Negative Questions. A negative question is one that is worded in such a way as to require a “no” response for an affirmative answer and a “yes” response for a negative answer. In other words, negative questions switch the “yes/no” response order of regular, or positive, questions to a less intuitive “no/yes” order.
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Question dodging is a rhetorical technique involving the intentional avoidance of answering a question. ... This can lead the person questioned to be accused of "dodging the question". In the context of political discourse, evasion is a technique of equivocation that is important for face management.