"Are You with Me?"
Assuming the intent is to gain a follower or advocate, let me count the ways.
- It’s binary (with a 50% chance of receiving the undesired response
- It’s closed ended; thereby limiting the amount of thought required for an answer
- It’s assumptive and could be perceived as manipulative
The question assumes the answer is binary; either yes or no. Might it also assume that there’s no room for “maybe“?
Consider a similar query:
Do you trust me?
With either of these closed ended questions:
- When is the answer really that simple?
- What version of the truth do you really expect to gain by asking this way?
