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Discover LudwigThe phrase "attack the questioner" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing debates, arguments, or discussions where someone responds to a question by criticizing the person asking it rather than addressing the question itself.
Example: "During the debate, instead of answering the question, he chose to attack the questioner, which only confused the audience further."
Alternatives: "assault the questioner" or "criticize the questioner".
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After one of the panellists, Tory Cabinet minister Greg Clark, delivered a conventional party political attack, the questioner was asked his view.
The clearly frustrated Barris added that he wasn't trying to "attack" the questioner.
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Ms. James, Mr. Squadron's strongest competitor, describes herself as a fighter, but in a recent debate she refused to answer a question about her campaign finances and instead attacked the questioner.
Rather than campaign for the armor the troops so desperately needed, the right attacked the questioner for what Rush Limbaugh called his "near insubordination".
Then came our real triumph: Rowley questioned the questioner.
Endlessly curious, he is very fond of questioning the questioner.
He actually scolded the questioner for questioning Mueller's integrity.
On the level of the mysterious, the identity of the questioner is tied to the question and, therefore, the questioner is not interchangeable.
To change the questioner would be to alter the question.
They question the honesty of the questioner themselves.
When you hear a question, wait patiently until the questioner has finished speaking.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com