answer a question with another question?

Philippines
February 23, 2012 7:17am CST
If I answer a question with another question, did I give the person an answer or a question? well, in my idea sometimes a question has to be answered with another question because there's not enough information in the original for it to be answered. for example "Am I Smart? I don't know are you?" sometimes a question is asked in response to a question to direct the mind of the asker in a direction that they just might think for themselves.
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@gustin09 (35)
• Indonesia
23 Feb 12
I think you still give him/her an answer. Like what u said, sometimes the person asked an unclear question that we need to ask again for the clarification on that question, and I think, that's still an answer, u know, the nature of answer is that it's something said after the question.. right?? ;;)