The Questions That Make You Nod: How Agreement Hides Assumptions | Ken Woodward #102

"Disagreement makes the map visible. Agreement lets it pass for the terrain." - Ken Woodward "Thank you for your service" arrives with a script already written. A World War II veteran taught Ken Woodward a better reply: "You were worth it." That exchange opens a solo episode about the worlds hidden inside the questions we answer. Ken starts with a single verb that put broken glass on a road where there was none, then turns to survey research showing how answer choices define normal, and to philosopher R.G. Collingwood's idea that every question stands on assumptions. From there he returns to the streets of Washington, D.C., sorting the questions strangers asked his "Black and Brown Lives Matter" sign by the maps they carried, including the ones pointing back at the sign itself. The hardest case comes last: a question Ken agreed with, never examined, and what his nod cost the conversation. Disagreement makes the map visible. Agreement lets it pass for the terrain. What world did you agree to before you answered? This Curated Questions episode can be found on all major platforms and at CuratedQuestions.com. Be sure to subscribe to the weekly Curated Questions Dispatch newsletter for more fun with questions and curiosity! (https://substack.com/@curatedquestions (https://substack.com/@curatedquestions?)) Keep questioning!