Dumb Questions

How may time have you heard "There is no such thing as a dumb question." There are many dumb questions. A dumb question is one which you already know the answer. You are just asking the question to see if the instructor knows the answer. A dumb question is one you would have known the answer to if you were paying attention in the first place. Listen to reporters at news conferences, they ask dumb questions all the time. They don't ask questions to seek an answer, but to foster their own agenda or to try to make the person say something wrong.