There was the hope that the inexplicable would be explained, that the question -- "How could this happen?" might be answered.
To the resolution's complaint that the survey asks "even if the respondent has given birth to any children in the past year," the bureau explains that the question is "a measure of fertility that is used to project the future size of the population, a basic planning tool for agencies of the government," and to research child welfare and the need for voluntary family planning services.
In an unpublished report (Turing 1948), Turing explained that the question was that of how to simulate 'initiative' in addition to 'discipline' comparable to the need for 'intuition' as well as mechanical ingenuity expressed in his pre-war work.
Doug Farrar of Shutdown Corner noted the series of incidents that led to Young's release, explaining that the question will be whether he is ready to grow up and understand the responsibilities of the quarterback position.
He explains that the question of context seems to be completely ignored in media coverage of terrorism committed by Muslims, as opposed to acts of violence carried out by people from other backgrounds.
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., writing for the Court, explained that "the question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent".
Mr Barrett explains that the questions are discussed with the subject before the test to avoid surprises that might affect the result.
(The Provocative Questions site explains that the questions are listed randomly, not in order of importance).
The interviewers introduced the part of the survey related to this study by explaining that the questions concerned headache and came from the University of Gothenburg.
"The right kind of independent candidate would explain that the real question on taxes, once the economy is back on track, is this: Given that taxes have to rise, how should we raise the revenue we need in ways that are best for the economy?" wrote the columnist Matt Miller in The Washington Post last week.
