Socratic Questions

Question 1

Why are neglecting parts of what has been discussed?

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Question 2

What would be an alternative?

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Question 3

What are the strengths and weaknesses of that idea?

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Question 4

What is a counterargument for this point?

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Question 5

What could we assume instead?

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Question 6

What was the point of this question?

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Question 7

What do you mean by that?

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Question 8

How does this relate to this discussion?

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Question 9

How is this idea and something you already know similar?

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Question 10

What does this idea mean?

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Question 11

Why do you think this idea is important?”

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Question 12

What would be an example?

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Question 13

How does something that I have learned before affect that idea?

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Question 14

What are you implying?

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Question 15

What are the consequences of that assumption?

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Question 16

Why do you think that happens?

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Question 17

How is this idea and something you already know different?

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Question 18

What is that analogous to?

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Question 19

How can you verify or disapprove that assumption?

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Question 20

How does this tie in with what we learned before?

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Question 21

Would you explain why it is necessary or beneficial, and who benefits?

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Question 22

What is another way to look at it?

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Question 23

How does this apply to everyday life?

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Question 24

What do I think is the main issue?

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Question 25

What do you think causes that to happen?

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Question 26

What generalizations can you make?

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Question 27

Why is the best?

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