Overcome Resistance with the Right Questions

You'll need different kinds of questions for different stages in the discussion. Here's a list of six categories of questions for a Socratic Dialogue, compiled by Richard Paul of the Center for Critical Studies: 1) questions that help clarify what the other person means; 2) questions that probe assumptions; 3) questions that look into the rationale, reasons and evidence the other person's using; 4) questions examining viewpoints and perspectives; 5) questions that probe implications and consequences; 6) questions get to the root of the other person's questions…


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