The problem is, sushibagel, that the question could also have been answered “yes.” And in that case, an argument would start anyway about why yes or why no.
Even more, people can say yes or no for different reasons. Even in Supreme Court decisions where it’s obvious who says yes and who says no, justices still might each file their own reason why they think so.
And of course, like you said, people like to shoot their mouths off. So there’s that.