So far I've found one tool that helps combat the worst privileged questions, which is to ask the following counter-question:

What do I plan on doing with an answer to this question?

With the worst privileged questions I frequently find that the answer is "nothing," sometimes with the follow-up answer "signaling?" That's a bad sign.

This strikes me as a bit strong. What kind of answer could Kepler or Newton have given to this question regarding the theory planetary motion?