Path: eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: JAB Newsgroups: misc.news.internet.discuss Subject: Re: ready for it to be over Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 21:16:57 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 38 Message-ID: References: <67257f3c$1$1787$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> Reply-To: JAB MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 03:17:00 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="84546695030abe72e9460c18f87f7497"; logging-data="3687099"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX194I7fJEBPue7pbk4XlaqZ8" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:u5GWI7lUELqhEdcQ8XetBup/+tk= On Fri, 1 Nov 2024 21:24:41 -0400, Michael Trew wrote: >Same. No one is changing their minds, Ds and Rs tend to vote for their party. Independents can be the wildcards. "In August, polls suggested that about 18 percent of American voters had not made up their minds..." Press suggests there are still undecided voters out there, but I wonder if they don't want to commit while being interviewed. ===================== AI Overview People who avoid answering questions are using a rhetorical device called question dodging. This can happen for a number of reasons, including: Avoiding embarrassment The person may not know the answer and wants to avoid being embarrassed. Avoiding giving a direct response The person may be being questioned in a debate or interrogation and wants to avoid a direct response. Avoiding a difficult situation The person may be trying to avoid a difficult social situation where other people's feelings are involved. Avoiding an uncomfortable question The person may be trying to avoid answering an uncomfortable question, such as a reporter asking about their expectations for the next fiscal quarter.