The toxicity in questions​

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Many of my friends have asked me the question, "Why did you leave China?"

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We may have the answers but the questions have us. Very few of us have the habit of questioning our questions. 

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A much better question would be, "What benefits and costs were important to you in deciding to move from Kunming, China to Medellin, Colombia?" 

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I'll answer that question in a minute. But first let's look at the problems with the question, "Why did you leave China?"

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Cognitive biases

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Implied within the question, "Why did you leave China?" several cognitive biases have taken up residence.

 

Righteousness bias

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Loss aversion

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