Closed questions bias the conversation in addition to making it clumsy.
Doctors try to maximize the information they get from a patient by using open questions. Only after it’s clear what the complaint is, they make precision strikes with closed questions. It’s very easy to bias the patient and get a wrong diagnosis if you’re not careful.
I suppose in a casual setting the bias will be even greater because the other person is deliberately gauging what kinds of things you would be pleased to hear based on your questions.
Closed questions bias the conversation in addition to making it clumsy.
Doctors try to maximize the information they get from a patient by using open questions. Only after it’s clear what the complaint is, they make precision strikes with closed questions. It’s very easy to bias the patient and get a wrong diagnosis if you’re not careful.
I suppose in a casual setting the bias will be even greater because the other person is deliberately gauging what kinds of things you would be pleased to hear based on your questions.