bookofjoe: Larry J. Kolb learns why ‘I don’t know’ is not only the best but the correct answer “If you happened to be asked, ‘Why did Mr. Gandhi go to the restaurant?’, your answer could not be ‘Because he was hungry’ or ‘To eat.’ Your only truthful answer would be, ‘I don’t know.’ Because, even if Rajiv told you he was hungry, that’s just hearsay, and you don’t know what went on in his mind that made him go into the restaurant. But, if you were asked, ‘Did Mr. Gandhi eat in the restaurant?,’ ands you were in the restaurant when he was, and you saw him eat there, your answer would be?”
Finally a part for me. I said, “My answer would be ‘Yes.'”
“Correct,” said Frank. “Your answer would be ‘Yes’ and it would not be ‘Yes, I saw him eating apple pie in the restaurant.’ Because they didn’t ask that, and it’s not up to you to volunteer anything.”