| 词条 | Kitbag question |
| 释义 |
A kitbag question (Hebrew: she'elat kitbag) is a question whose answer is obvious, and for which the person asking the question (or other people) are likely to be harmed by the very act of asking the question.[1] The kitbag question is a classic topic in decision theory. OriginThe expression was created when soldiers in the Israel Defence Forces, who had been commanded by their superiors to assemble for a loaded march with their weapons and ammunition vests, asked their superiors whether they should also bring their kitbag. The reply was, of course, that they had to bring the kitbag. Yet if they had not asked, the commanders would never have thought to require bringing the kitbag.[2] The expression began in Israeli army slang, then spread to Israeli society in general, and now has a limited degree of international use. ExamplesKitbag questions come in two main categories:
Kitbag questions can also occur in non-military contexts. A common example is approaching government authorities in order to receive documents (such as a construction permit for a building). It often seems likely that if the questioner asks the authorities whether he/she must bring a particular document, the answer will always be "yes", whether or not the document is really needed. References1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-word-of-the-day-she-elat-kitbag-1.5230502|title=Word of the Day / She'elat Kitbag|last=Kordova|first=Shoshana|date=2013-02-19|work=Haaretz|access-date=2018-06-14|language=en}} 2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://forward.com/culture/10826/the-kitbag-question/|title=The Kitbag Question|work=The Forward|access-date=2018-06-14}} 1 : Hebrew slang |
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