I am puzzled by why a moderator deleted my answer:
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3$\begingroup$ Do you have a specific question about how to write a good answer? I think that the general explanation at stats.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-answer provides a general outline: directly answer the question and provide specific reasoning. A rhetorical question might be helpful as a comment, but a rhetorical question on its own is not an Answer to the question. $\endgroup$– Sycorax ModCommented Oct 29, 2019 at 17:09
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$\begingroup$ You might also be interested in: How should questions be answered on Cross Validated? $\endgroup$– gung - Reinstate MonicaCommented Oct 29, 2019 at 19:57
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Your answer was flagged by two users as being of low quality. I think it's more of a comment, or a hint, than an answer; & it doesn't seem to add anything to the other answers.
answered Oct 29, 2019 at 17:07
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5$\begingroup$ FWIW, if I were actively moderating, I would have deleted the post, possibly while converting it to a comment. $\endgroup$ Commented Oct 29, 2019 at 17:10
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3$\begingroup$ OK. This is an answer to my question here so I'll accept it. Obviously I disagree with the opinion on the answer itself, which addresses a fundamental issue masked by the specificity of the question itself. Perhaps too laconically. $\endgroup$ Commented Oct 29, 2019 at 17:11
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Here is the original answer in full:
Other answers address the question about the natural logarithm directly.
In more generality, why would you expect that for an arbitrary function $f,$ the mean value of $f(x)$ should be $f(0.5)$?
It doesn't answer the question. Indeed, it's explicitly framed as another question! That's ideal as a Socratic comment, but it definitely should not stay up as an answer.
Perhaps that post should have been converted to a comment, another option available at the time. I would be glad to do that retroactively.
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1$\begingroup$ We disagree, but see my comment on the answer here I accepted. $\endgroup$ Commented Oct 29, 2019 at 17:13
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7$\begingroup$ What do we disagree about, exactly? Do you maintain your post answers the question? Do you believe it would not serve as a good comment? Do you disagree it is framed as a question? I'm struggling to find any evidence for any of those interpretations. $\endgroup$– whuber ModCommented Oct 29, 2019 at 17:15
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Why would you expect that the first question in a longer socratic dialogue, is supposed to answer the question?
answered Oct 29, 2019 at 17:38