For example, they ask:
Would you like to do x?
When actually they want you to do x.
Or ask you:
Do you agree with this?
and expect you to obey
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Sign up to join this communityFor example, they ask:
Would you like to do x?
When actually they want you to do x.
Or ask you:
Do you agree with this?
and expect you to obey
Asking someone to do something you could otherwise demand they do, is a standard way of telling someone to do something. As FumbleFingers suggests in his comment, we call this politeness. It's a cultural thing.
You can demand much more from a person when you state your demand as question. When stating a demand as a question you also leave the door open for a response of No I can't do that. I have an appointment tomorrow. So not only is it polite from a cultural standpoint, it is polite from a practical standpoint.
You could express this using scare quotes (see Wikipedia). For instance:
My boss "asked" me if I "wanted" to do X.
As Kate said, being volunteered works well here, although informally, some use being voluntold to emphasize the fact that it's mandatory.