Socratic Questioning Plan
Plans the sequence that leads to a contradiction, rather than assembling a list of open questions.
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Running it, start to finish
- Identify the specific case where the belief fails.
- Work the question sequence backwards from it.
- Prepare what to do at each point where the answer differs.
What you get back
The output this produces, every time.
- Plans backwards from a specific contradiction rather than assembling open questions.
- Prepares branch responses, since the sequence never goes as planned.
- Plans the rebuild, because demolishing a belief and leaving nothing produces confusion.
Getting better results
Where this usually goes wrong, and how to avoid it.
- Ask genuine questions. A question with an obvious intended answer is recognised as a trap, and the learner stops answering honestly.
- Let the contradiction sit. The discomfort is the mechanism. Resolving it immediately turns the method back into telling.
- Protect the learner. This exposes someone's reasoning in front of peers. It must never become an experience of being caught out.
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