Socratic Questioning

Question 1

Clarification:

Why say that?

Answer 1

Why do you say that?

Question 2

Clarification:

How this relate?

Answer 2

How does this relate to our discussion?

Question 3

Clarification:

What you mean?

Answer 3

What do you mean by that?

Question 4

Clarification:

Means?

Answer 4

Which means?

Question 5

Probe assumptions:

Assume instead?

Answer 5

What could we assume instead?

Question 6

Probe assumptions:

How verify?

Answer 6

How could we verify X?

Question 7

Probe assumptions:

What happen if?

Answer 7

What do you think would happen if?

Question 8

Probe reasons and evidence:

Example of that?

Answer 8

Can you give me an example of that?

Question 9

Probe reasons and evidence:

What caused to happen, why?

Answer 9

What do you think caused that to happen and why?

Question 10

Probe reasons and evidence:

Results you expected?

Answer 10

Were the results what you expected?

Question 11

Probe reasons and evidence:

How often affect you?

Answer 11

How often does this affect you in this way?

Question 12

Viewpoints and perspectives:

What alternative to get done?

Answer 12

What would be an alternative way to get this done?

Question 13

Viewpoints and perspectives:

Another look?

Answer 13

What is another way to look at it?

Question 14

Viewpoints and perspectives:

Why X necessary, who benefits?

Answer 14

Can you explain why X is necessary or beneficial and who benefits?

Question 15

Viewpoints and perspectives:

Strengths and weaknesses?

Answer 15

What are the strengths and weaknesses of X?

Question 16

Probe implications in consequences:

Generalizations about?

Answer 16

What generalizations can you make about X?

Question 17

Probe implications in consequences:

Consequences of assumption?

Answer 17

What are the consequences of that assumption?

Question 18

Probe implications in consequences:

Implying?

Answer 18

What are you implying?

Question 19

Probe implications in consequences:

How tie in, learned?

Answer 19

How does X tie in with what we learned before?

Question 20

Questions about the question:

Then what?

Answer 20

Then what would happen?

Question 21

Questions about the question:

Why asked you?

Answer 21

Why do you think I asked you that?

Question 22

Questions about the question:

Questions, why that one?

Answer 22

Of all the questions to ask me why that one?

Question 23

Questions about the question:

Which means most?

Answer 23

Which of your questions means the most to you?