• John Richard@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    If you already know what questions you’re answering, then it is scripted. Lots of people don’t script their lives so they get a gold star whenever they take a test by paying off the instructor in advance, especially if they’re going to brag afterwards to say that it shows that they are still smart and mentally strong.

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      3 months ago

      That’s patently untrue.

      A script details everything line by line. Being “scripted” means everything is written and planned.

      Have a selection of questions is not the same as having a script.

      Words have meaning, and I think you know that.

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        3 months ago

        Providing the questions beforehand means you already have an answer planned. That is called a scripted response. It means you have “acceptable” questions and “acceptable” answers already planned. If your answers are unscripted, then you have no reason to provide the questions in advance. That is reality. People can live in a imagination-land where Joe Biden is winning in polls and is likely to beat Trump at this point. That is fine. I just prefer to stick with reality.