Yes, Some Questions Are Better Than Others
In the child's world of Twenty Questions, it's pretty easy to evaluate what makes a good question. But producing good questions in the real world can be a more complicated affair, says Tania Lombrozo.
To appreciate that some questions are better than others, it helps to consider a few examples of questions that are bad.
To find them, try playing Twenty Questions with a young child. In trying to guess an animal, : Is it a koala? Is it an elephant? (Not: Is it a mammal? Does it live in Africa?) These are bad questions in the sense that
