I am looking for an English word that describes the action of understanding a question that is about to be asked, and answering it before it is verbalized.
For example: this would be without 'it':
Person 1: I love dogs.
Person 2: Which breed of dogs are your favorite?
Person 1: Golden retrievers.
And this would be with 'it':
Person 1: I love golden retriever dogs.
Person 1 is giving a pre-emptive answer:
taken as a measure against something possible, anticipated, or feared; preventive; deterrent:
a preemptive tactic against a ruthless business rival.
The question is anticipated by person 1 and so they give a pre-emptive answer.
Based on the question, I would think you could use presumptive to describe this sort of response.
Person 1: I love dogs.
Person 2(presumptively):I like Golden retrievers.
Certainly, other situations might suggest other terms. But the question here, I think, leads to presumption
