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10 Follow-Up Questions That Need to Be Asked
And not just by reporters.
Have you ever seen a press conference where the reporters dance around the obvious questions that need to be asked? Sometimes politicians, athletes or any one of a number of people are let off the hook far too easily.
But sometimes we can do the same thing in real life. With that in mind, here are a number of questions that beg for follow-up questions.
1: Where can I retire on $2,000 a month?
I saw this one on Quora. The follow-up question to this one should be, “Where can I get my hands on $2,000 a month?
2: Are you afraid immigrants will take jobs away from Americans?
I used to hear this a lot. Now here’s a follow-up question, “Why are restaurants reducing the hours they’re open because of a shortage of workers?”
3: Why did you fire the head coach?
This happens a lot in sports. Here’s the follow-up for the team’s GM, “Your last three head coach hires have been busts, why do you still have your job?
