Rule "question as to whether, question of whether (question whether)"

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Description:	question as to whether, question of whether (question whether)
	By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool because its category is not active by default
Message:	Verbose. Use question whether.
Category:	Plain English (ID: PLAIN_ENGLISH)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/whether-vs-if/#when-to-use-%E2%80%9Cwhether%E2%80%9D
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	There is a question of whether we need to be there or not. Correction suggestion: question whether
Correct sentences for comparison:	There is question whether we need to be there or not.
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	QUESTION_X_WHETHER [2]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)