If an Audience Member Asks an Absurd, Dumb, or Overly

question 46

True/False

If an audience member asks an absurd, dumb, or overly hostile question, you are well within your rights to embarrass or humiliate the questioner.

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Definitions:

Agentic State

A psychological condition in which an individual defers to authority and acts on the orders of that authority, even against their own conscience.

Autonomy

The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision; in social contexts, it refers to the self-governance or independence of individuals or groups.

Higher Authority's Orders

Directives issued by individuals or bodies in higher positions of power or hierarchy, which are expected to be followed by those at lower levels.

Agentic State

The psychological condition in which an individual sees themselves as an agent executing orders, often used to explain obedience to authority figures.