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by Jen-Jen on February 6th, 2009

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Why do we feel the need to state the obvious?

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  • by MrJosh on February 6th, 2009

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    because some people have great skill in denying and/or being oblivious of the obvious.

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  • by anddeb on February 6th, 2009

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    To feel relief of the thought.

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  • by rlsanden on February 6th, 2009

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    Usually to degrade the person asking, at the same time elevating our own status of intelligence.

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  • by Marky Mark on February 6th, 2009

    Marky Mark

    Something might seem obvious when one is in possession of enough information. It might not be so obvious to to another person who is not in possession of all the information.

    Sometimes, as with report writing, it is necessary to state the 'obvious' as a point of departure.

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