But often they are, in fact, the same.

You ask a bunch of questions about a task in order to convince the client that the task doesn’t need to be done at all.

I ask a bunch of questions because I’ve forgotten half the answers already and am trying to make enough stick that I can make something close enough they don’t notice my attention is wandering while they blather.

We are not the same.

Haha this is also something that comes with only experience. I’ve talked clients, and friends, off the feature ledge often.