Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
Asking "do you agree with my opinion X" feels good in the moment: the other person is more likely to agree, as agreeing feels good. Asking "what do you think" without pre-supplying your take is riskier. But it's worth it, because you get more information, which is far more valuable than feeling good in the moment.
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antimo 🎩
@antimofm.eth
The first is the definition of a leading question
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Joe Blau 🎩
@joeblau
Both of them are leading. The second question is literally the first example of a “awful question” in the book The Mom Test.
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Balazs 🎩
@balazsbezi.eth
How “what do you think” is leading? I get that it is general, but I don’t see how is it leading?
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Joe Blau 🎩
@joeblau
Here is the excerpt from the book which I would highly recommend you read if you want to learn how to ask good questions. The book categorizes this type of question as awful. “Opinions are worthless”
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Balazs 🎩
@balazsbezi.eth
Thanks for the excerpt! I read the book previously. I argue that “Do you think it’s a good idea?” and “What do you think?” are different questions. It ain’t the same leage. “Wdyt?” though is not the best, but not leading.
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Joe Blau 🎩
@joeblau
Both of those questions have the same undertone of asking a person their opinion. You want to ask how they do something then observe. Your job as a product builder is to observe facts. People will lie to you all of the time - just like our moms 😂
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