Short journal · Original editorial · Questions that open doors
A writer cannot decide how much background to include.
A question becomes more useful when someone can do something with it. Replace a grand demand for certainty with a smaller invitation to inspect an example, name an assumption, or try an alternative. Keep room for an answer you did not expect.
Ask what the intended reader already knows.
Keep the original situation in view. A method that solves a different problem is still a detour, however attractive it looks.
Try a question
What would you notice after trying this in one small, real situation?