ABSTRACT
The ease of comprehending a question depends to a large degree on how it is formulated. Consider the following example: Is Allan healthier than average? This simple question actually involves a number of sub-problems, in addition to encoding the given information. For instance, who is Allan? Are the authors assuming that you should know which Allan they are referring to? What do they mean by average health? The readers must fill in all this information before they can attempt to answer the question. The answer will, of course, be “correct” insofar as the problem-solvers made the same inferences as the writers about Allan’s identity and the meaning of average health.
