I have personally observed this being used on me by other people, I always wondered why I ended up oversharing. Seems like a few people unknowingly use a technique called elicitation.
Its basically making a false statement for the target to correct it and reveal more information in the process.
Knowing this might really help you either catch when someone does this to you or you can use it on others if you want to speak with them dropping barriers or making them feel like you are having an interview with them, when all you are trying to do is get to know them.
It really amuses me how small changes to the structure of a sentence can get totally different replies
Did you guys have similar experiences ? or already use this with/without knowledge ?