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adjl posted...

Again, it's the distinction between "questioning" in the sense of "doubting" and "questioning" in the sense of "you've made it clear to me that you want me to talk about this subject about which I know a lot, how much do you already know?" People don't get offended by that. At least, not more than they would by "I'm just going to assume you know nothing and talk to you accordingly," which is the alternative being presented.

I do this basically all the time if someone asks me about electronics or physics. I'm more educated than most people about those subjects, no questions asked, I've got a degree in it.
Like, asking "how does a wire work" is a 100% perfectly reasonable question, and basically impossible to answer to someone depending on what they're looking at, and what their education is.