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- Counterquestions. Riddles answered by a question that reduces the riddle to an absurdity. H571
- Counterquestion: "What is difference between you and an ass? What is difference between you and a cushion." H571.1
- How many leaves are on the tree? Counterquestion: how many stars in the sky? (Cf. H702.) H705.3
- Question answered by absurd counterquestion. J1291