What Are You Doing

in purpose •  6 years ago 

There are two different questions here depending on the placement of emphasis. Do you stress ‘what’ or ‘you’? Such a written statement requires some surrounding verbiage for meaning. a1drjohnthumb.JPG

With the emphasis on ‘what’ the question directs the reader to think about their choice of actions. It focuses on the options available. You can choose to do other things.

With the emphasis on ‘you’, the question turns the attention to thinking about potential solutions to the problem being discussed. If the question is posed in a discussion about social injustice or poverty, the answer pivots on personal involvement.

Both questions may be employed to motivate the reader to change.

Your family is needy.. There is another struggling family far away. Think about the options of emphasis.

These questions expose the primary motives behind your thoughts. Do you think mostly about your needs, or the needs of others?

Everyone in the Steemit community has a struggle or two. Why do you come here?

WHAT are YOU doing?

Here is today’s beauty.

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the question can said to be a double edged sword that can cut either way.
nice observation have never thought of that

In thinking over what you wrote I can say that for these reasons I do not look at any opinion poll without being able to know what the questions are that they ask so I can have a better understanding of the answers to them.