Will_Newsome comments on Malice, Stupidity, or Egalité Irréfléchie? - Less Wrong
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You're right, I was imprecise; the bad habit is asking it and halfway-assuming the answer will be 'yes' instead of asking it without the presumption of nonsense.
Yes, being polite is good, and rhetorical questions can easily go the other away.