At first glance, I think back to this picture.
By judging someone, we are making assumptions and jumping to conclusions before discovering more about them. A question tells us what a person wants to know, but we will never know his/her motives for wanting to know or understand something. By judging answers, we are only taking in superficial information and knowledge as a lot could be hidden; it is only the tip of the iceberg being displayed. By judging a man by his answers we are only left to consider how he or she thinks, perceives things or how much that person knows, these are all fairly superficial. In contrast, if we judge a person by their questions, we find out their personality, traits. Questions could also be spontaneous, but there are different types of questions – questions aimed to provoke thought, and questions aimed to extract knowledge. By judging one of these questions we can see a man’s motives, we can see what kind of person he is and we can extrapolate or attribute his behaviour. Although judging is wrong, it is arguable that it is more worthwhile and reliable to judge a person’s questions. I personally think both questions and answers are equally as important as both represent inquisitiveness and both can reflect a person.
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