“Why am I doing this task?”—applies to pretty much any action
“What’s the best operating system?”—in what context?
“What is the morally right course of action here?”
“Which of these is a better movie/record?”
Particularly useful when you spot a free-floating comparative, seems to have wider application. (e.g. you just asked it about itself.) Try it yourself, for all manner of values of “this”!
“Why am I doing this task?”—applies to pretty much any action
“What’s the best operating system?”—in what context?
“What is the morally right course of action here?”
“Which of these is a better movie/record?”
Particularly useful when you spot a free-floating comparative, seems to have wider application. (e.g. you just asked it about itself.) Try it yourself, for all manner of values of “this”!