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When is a question considered stupid? A question is considered stupid when you ask something that is answered through inferring with the information available. A stupid question is when you ask a question without thinking of what the answer might be. You think of the question without thinking of what the answer is. An example is when you are passing a construction site with a demolished building and ask what is it going to become. You do not know the answer unless the right information is available for an inference of what the building will eventually become. To avoid asking a stupid question you have to see if you can infer a answer to your question before asking it. If you can infer the answer to your own question then you lack the need to
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