# Political Slang **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 19, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-slang/959784 "2022-02-19T15:15:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 17
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-slang/959784/17 "2022-02-20T22:44:32Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Not long ago, politicians worldwide acquired the habit of asking themselves a series of questions and then answering them “yes” or “no”. Maybe it started with Bush and Rumsfeld, but I do not know. Will this be the last time this technique is used? No. Was there anything grating or condescending involved? Yes. Did it catch on and get used by every empty suit? Yes. > [@Are self-questioners annoying? Yes. Will they stop? Probably not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-self-questioners-annoying-yes-will-they-stop-probably-not/204957): > > Are self-questioners annoying? Sure. What is self-questioning? It’s when people ask questions of themselves so they can immediately supply the answer they want. Could they accomplish the same goal without self-questions. Yes, by using declarative sentences. Could I write an entire post this way? Sure, just by putting a question before every statement I want to make. Is this tactic annoying? As all fuck. Will it stop? Not anytime soon? Has there been a lot of it lately? You can find example… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-slang/959784)._