- question in relationship.
- Is there a relationship between X and Y? No?
- Most neutral but muddled
- Is there a relationship between X and Y?
- Seemingly neutral, but some recipients have a bias to answer “no, not really.”
- What is the relationship between X and Y?
- Bias towards the “relevant.”
- Hard to answer, “No, there is no relationship.”
- Are X and Y the same thing? Are they different?
- Seems neutral False dichotomy.
- I’m ruling out the possibility of implication or overlap.
- What is between X and Y?
- Only after it turns out to be something different.
- relevance - Difference or no difference is a false dichotomy - Similar but not identical - Difference between “same” and “similar.”
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