Are my Questions confusing, thought-provoking or just downright nonsense (See details)

Are my Questions confusing, thought-provoking or just downright nonsense (See details)
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I usually find it helpful to have the question in the “question” part and then add details in the “details” part. If the two don’t match then I stop reading.
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