Handling Difficult Questions

Woordenschat

• 刁钻问题tricky / loaded question
• 反问rhetorical question
• 转移话题deflect / redirect the topic
• 澄清to clarify
• 语气缓和to soften the tone
• 立场坚定firm in one s position
• 有所保留hold something back / hedge
• 一针见血to hit the nail on the head

Uitdrukkingen

• 这是个好问题，不过……Acknowledge and redirect: That is a good qu
• 在回答之前，我想先澄清一点Buy time and control framing before answering
• 我理解您的顾虑Empathize with the questioner before responding
• 您的问题涉及一个更深层的议题Broaden scope: your question touches a deeper
• 我的立场是……，原因如下State position clearly and signal reasoning to
• 难道我们真的要忽视这一点吗Rhetorical question to challenge the quest

Veelgemaakte fouten

• ✗我不知道怎么回答这个问题。
  ✓这个问题涉及多个层面，我想从最核心的一点谈起。

  Admitting you do not know collapses your credibility; redirect to what you can address confidently

• ✗你的问题是错的。
  ✓我理解您的顾虑，不过我认为这里有一个前提需要澄清。

  Bluntly rejecting the premise is confrontational; soften it by acknowledging first, then clarifying

• ✗这不是我们今天讨论的话题。
  ✓这是个很有意思的角度，我们或许可以在……的框架下来探讨。

  Simply shutting down the question sounds dismissive; reframe and redirect constructively

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