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Debating 101 kids. Never answer a question by asking a question. Whether in a essay, report, or regular debating. It shows poor critical thinking skills.

thats the biggest load of bosh ive ever heard soz

of all the crazy opinions on this thread / forum you have to come up with a corker thats not boxing related
No it's the simple facts of debating. You don't answer a question by asking a question, it usually means the other party has no rebuttal or seriously lacks critical thinking skills.
Answering a question is 'not' poor critical thinking skills. It's just the basics taught in sociology by a structured thinkers. Answering a question with a question is complex thinking that implies an understood you. The fault of the understood you is that it assume all parties have the same evidence and premise. This is where comprehensive communication fails and why structured arguments are used in Law.

Question: Are you going to eat that? Answer: Would you eat that? What is the "understood you"? Mold, fungus, aesthetically displeasing? Or perhaps "Would you eat that?" is really a command rather than a question.

Typically answering a question with a question is directed at the originator to think more about the original question, rather than the superficial.