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"deflecting the question" is correct and usable in written English
You can use this phrase when one person in a conversation is attempting to avoid giving a direct answer and instead redirects the question to another topic. For example: "When asked about his dating life, John deflected the question and started talking about his new job."
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"I'm already a recovering optimist," he joked, deflecting the question.
Rather than deflecting the question, as most politicians would have done, Corbyn gave the honest answer that his conscience dictated.
Rather than deflecting the question, Fehrnstrom said: "Well, I think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign.
He doesn't answer me, instead deflecting the question: "If you've been to Jerusalem," he says, "you have to see this.
"Who knows what's around the corner?" Sumner says, deflecting the question with a bit of qué será, será.
"I mean," Phil Habel, the youngest of the group, said, deflecting the question of who will win today, "I picked Duke to be in the Final Four".
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(He deflected the question).
Carney deflects the question.
Pichai deflected the question with a joke.
"Right now?" Phoebe deflected the question.
I'd normally have deflected the question.
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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