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-<h2>Asking questions</h2>\r
-<p>Socratic questions are open-ended, probing questions designed to promote critical \r
- evaluation of ideas, as well as encourage the creation of new ideas. Below are \r
- some examples of such questions:</p>\r
-<h3>Questions of Clarification</h3>\r
-<ul>\r
- <li>What do you mean by ____?</li>\r
- <li>What is your main point?</li>\r
- <li>How does _____ relate to _____?</li>\r
- <li>Could you put that another way?</li>\r
- <li>Is your basic point _____ or _____?</li>\r
- <li>What do you think is the main issue here?</li>\r
- <li>Let me see if I understand you; do you mean _____ or _____?</li>\r
- <li>How does this relate to our problem/discussion/issue?</li>\r
- <li>What do you, Mike, mean by this remark? What do you take Mike to mean by \r
- his remark?</li>\r
- <li>Jane, can you summarize in your own words what Richard said? . . . Richard, \r
- is this what you meant?</li>\r
- <li>Could you give me an example?</li>\r
- <li>Would this be an example, . . .?</li>\r
- <li>Could you explain this further?</li>\r
- <li>Would you say more about that?</li>\r
- <li>Why do you say that?</li>\r
-</ul>\r
-<h3>Questions that probe assumptions</h3>\r
-<ul>\r
- <li>What are you assuming?</li>\r
- <li>What is Jenny assuming?</li>\r
- <li>What could we assume instead?</li>\r
- <li>You seem to be assuming _____. Do I understand you correctly?</li>\r
- <li>All of your reasoning depends on the idea that _____. Why have you based \r
- your reasoning on _____ instead of _____?</li>\r
- <li>You seem to be assuming _____. How do you justify taking that for granted?</li>\r
- <li>Is that always the case? Why do you think the assumption holds here?</li>\r
- <li>Why would someone make that assumption? </li>\r
-</ul>\r
-<h3>Questions that probe reasons and evidence</h3>\r
-<ul>\r
- <li>What would be an example?</li>\r
- <li>How do you know?</li>\r
- <li>Why do you think that is true?</li>\r
- <li>Do you have any evidence for that?</li>\r
- <li>What difference does that make?</li>\r
- <li>What are your reasons for saying that?</li>\r
- <li>What other information do you need?</li>\r
- <li>Could you explain your reasons to us?</li>\r
- <li>Are these reasons adequate?</li>\r
- <li>Why do you say that?</li>\r
- <li>What led you to that belief?</li>\r
- <li>How does that apply to this case?</li>\r
- <li>What would change your mind?</li>\r
- <li>But, is that good evidence for that belief?</li>\r
- <li>Is there a reason to doubt that evidence?</li>\r
- <li>Who is in a position to know that is true?</li>\r
- <li>What would you say to someone who said that ____?</li>\r
- <li>Can someone else give evidence to support that view?</li>\r
- <li>By what reasoning did you come to that conclusion?</li>\r
- <li>How could we find out if that is true? </li>\r
-</ul>\r
-<h3>Questions about Viewpoints or Perspectives </h3>\r
-<ul>\r
- <li>The term "imply" will require clarification when used with younger \r
- students.</li>\r
- <li>What are you implying by that?</li>\r
- <li>When you say _____, are you implying _____?</li>\r
- <li>But, if that happened, what else would happen as a result? Why?</li>\r
- <li>What effect would that have?</li>\r
- <li>Would that necessarily happen or only possibly/probably happen?</li>\r
- <li>What is an alternative?</li>\r
- <li>If _____ and _____ are the case, then what might also be true?</li>\r
- <li>If we say that ____ is ethical, how about _____? </li>\r
-</ul>\r
-<h3>Questions that Probe Implications and Consequences </h3>\r
-<ul>\r
- <li>How can we find out?</li>\r
- <li>What does this question assume?</li>\r
- <li>Would _____ ask this question differently?</li>\r
- <li>How could someone settle this question?</li>\r
- <li>Can we break this question down at all?</li>\r
- <li>Is this question clear? Do we understand it?</li>\r
- <li>Is this question easy or hard to answer? Why?</li>\r
- <li>Does this question ask us to evaluate something? What?</li>\r
- <li>Do we all agree that this is the question?</li>\r
- <li>To answer this question, what other questions must we answer first?</li>\r
- <li>I'm not sure I understand how you are interpreting this question. Is this \r
- the same as _____?</li>\r
- <li>How would _____ state the issue?</li>\r
- <li>Why is this issue important?</li>\r
- <li>Is this the most important question, or is there an underlying question \r
- that is really the issue? </li>\r
-</ul>\r
-\r
-<HR>\r
-<FONT SIZE=1><I>Questions adapted from Paul, R. (1993). Critical Thinking: How To Prepare Students for a Rapidly Changing World: Foundation for Critical Thinking, Santa Rosa, CA. </I></FONT>\r
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-<h2>Asking questions</h2>\r
-<p>Socratic questions are open-ended, probing questions designed to promote critical \r
- evaluation of ideas, as well as encourage the creation of new ideas. Below are \r
- some examples of such questions:</p>\r
-<h3>Questions of Clarification</h3>\r
-<ul>\r
- <li>What do you mean by ____?</li>\r
- <li>What is your main point?</li>\r
- <li>How does _____ relate to _____?</li>\r
- <li>Could you put that another way?</li>\r
- <li>Is your basic point _____ or _____?</li>\r
- <li>What do you think is the main issue here?</li>\r
- <li>Let me see if I understand you; do you mean _____ or _____?</li>\r
- <li>How does this relate to our problem/discussion/issue?</li>\r
- <li>What do you, Mike, mean by this remark? What do you take Mike to mean by \r
- his remark?</li>\r
- <li>Jane, can you summarize in your own words what Richard said? . . . Richard, \r
- is this what you meant?</li>\r
- <li>Could you give me an example?</li>\r
- <li>Would this be an example, . . .?</li>\r
- <li>Could you explain this further?</li>\r
- <li>Would you say more about that?</li>\r
- <li>Why do you say that?</li>\r
-</ul>\r
-<h3>Questions that probe assumptions</h3>\r
-<ul>\r
- <li>What are you assuming?</li>\r
- <li>What is Jenny assuming?</li>\r
- <li>What could we assume instead?</li>\r
- <li>You seem to be assuming _____. Do I understand you correctly?</li>\r
- <li>All of your reasoning depends on the idea that _____. Why have you based \r
- your reasoning on _____ instead of _____?</li>\r
- <li>You seem to be assuming _____. How do you justify taking that for granted?</li>\r
- <li>Is that always the case? Why do you think the assumption holds here?</li>\r
- <li>Why would someone make that assumption? </li>\r
-</ul>\r
-<h3>Questions that probe reasons and evidence</h3>\r
-<ul>\r
- <li>What would be an example?</li>\r
- <li>How do you know?</li>\r
- <li>Why do you think that is true?</li>\r
- <li>Do you have any evidence for that?</li>\r
- <li>What difference does that make?</li>\r
- <li>What are your reasons for saying that?</li>\r
- <li>What other information do you need?</li>\r
- <li>Could you explain your reasons to us?</li>\r
- <li>Are these reasons adequate?</li>\r
- <li>Why do you say that?</li>\r
- <li>What led you to that belief?</li>\r
- <li>How does that apply to this case?</li>\r
- <li>What would change your mind?</li>\r
- <li>But, is that good evidence for that belief?</li>\r
- <li>Is there a reason to doubt that evidence?</li>\r
- <li>Who is in a position to know that is true?</li>\r
- <li>What would you say to someone who said that ____?</li>\r
- <li>Can someone else give evidence to support that view?</li>\r
- <li>By what reasoning did you come to that conclusion?</li>\r
- <li>How could we find out if that is true? </li>\r
-</ul>\r
-<h3>Questions about Viewpoints or Perspectives </h3>\r
-<ul>\r
- <li>The term "imply" will require clarification when used with younger \r
- students.</li>\r
- <li>What are you implying by that?</li>\r
- <li>When you say _____, are you implying _____?</li>\r
- <li>But, if that happened, what else would happen as a result? Why?</li>\r
- <li>What effect would that have?</li>\r
- <li>Would that necessarily happen or only possibly/probably happen?</li>\r
- <li>What is an alternative?</li>\r
- <li>If _____ and _____ are the case, then what might also be true?</li>\r
- <li>If we say that ____ is ethical, how about _____? </li>\r
-</ul>\r
-<h3>Questions that Probe Implications and Consequences </h3>\r
-<ul>\r
- <li>How can we find out?</li>\r
- <li>What does this question assume?</li>\r
- <li>Would _____ ask this question differently?</li>\r
- <li>How could someone settle this question?</li>\r
- <li>Can we break this question down at all?</li>\r
- <li>Is this question clear? Do we understand it?</li>\r
- <li>Is this question easy or hard to answer? Why?</li>\r
- <li>Does this question ask us to evaluate something? What?</li>\r
- <li>Do we all agree that this is the question?</li>\r
- <li>To answer this question, what other questions must we answer first?</li>\r
- <li>I'm not sure I understand how you are interpreting this question. Is this \r
- the same as _____?</li>\r
- <li>How would _____ state the issue?</li>\r
- <li>Why is this issue important?</li>\r
- <li>Is this the most important question, or is there an underlying question \r
- that is really the issue? </li>\r
-</ul>\r
-\r
-<HR>\r
-<FONT SIZE=1><I>Questions adapted from Paul, R. (1993). Critical Thinking: How To Prepare Students for a Rapidly Changing World: Foundation for Critical Thinking, Santa Rosa, CA. </I></FONT>\r
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-<h2>Asking questions</h2>\r
-<p>Socratic questions are open-ended, probing questions designed to promote critical \r
- evaluation of ideas, as well as encourage the creation of new ideas. Below are \r
- some examples of such questions:</p>\r
-<h3>Questions of Clarification</h3>\r
-<ul>\r
- <li>What do you mean by ____?</li>\r
- <li>What is your main point?</li>\r
- <li>How does _____ relate to _____?</li>\r
- <li>Could you put that another way?</li>\r
- <li>Is your basic point _____ or _____?</li>\r
- <li>What do you think is the main issue here?</li>\r
- <li>Let me see if I understand you; do you mean _____ or _____?</li>\r
- <li>How does this relate to our problem/discussion/issue?</li>\r
- <li>What do you, Mike, mean by this remark? What do you take Mike to mean by \r
- his remark?</li>\r
- <li>Jane, can you summarize in your own words what Richard said? . . . Richard, \r
- is this what you meant?</li>\r
- <li>Could you give me an example?</li>\r
- <li>Would this be an example, . . .?</li>\r
- <li>Could you explain this further?</li>\r
- <li>Would you say more about that?</li>\r
- <li>Why do you say that?</li>\r
-</ul>\r
-<h3>Questions that probe assumptions</h3>\r
-<ul>\r
- <li>What are you assuming?</li>\r
- <li>What is Jenny assuming?</li>\r
- <li>What could we assume instead?</li>\r
- <li>You seem to be assuming _____. Do I understand you correctly?</li>\r
- <li>All of your reasoning depends on the idea that _____. Why have you based \r
- your reasoning on _____ instead of _____?</li>\r
- <li>You seem to be assuming _____. How do you justify taking that for granted?</li>\r
- <li>Is that always the case? Why do you think the assumption holds here?</li>\r
- <li>Why would someone make that assumption? </li>\r
-</ul>\r
-<h3>Questions that probe reasons and evidence</h3>\r
-<ul>\r
- <li>What would be an example?</li>\r
- <li>How do you know?</li>\r
- <li>Why do you think that is true?</li>\r
- <li>Do you have any evidence for that?</li>\r
- <li>What difference does that make?</li>\r
- <li>What are your reasons for saying that?</li>\r
- <li>What other information do you need?</li>\r
- <li>Could you explain your reasons to us?</li>\r
- <li>Are these reasons adequate?</li>\r
- <li>Why do you say that?</li>\r
- <li>What led you to that belief?</li>\r
- <li>How does that apply to this case?</li>\r
- <li>What would change your mind?</li>\r
- <li>But, is that good evidence for that belief?</li>\r
- <li>Is there a reason to doubt that evidence?</li>\r
- <li>Who is in a position to know that is true?</li>\r
- <li>What would you say to someone who said that ____?</li>\r
- <li>Can someone else give evidence to support that view?</li>\r
- <li>By what reasoning did you come to that conclusion?</li>\r
- <li>How could we find out if that is true? </li>\r
-</ul>\r
-<h3>Questions about Viewpoints or Perspectives </h3>\r
-<ul>\r
- <li>The term "imply" will require clarification when used with younger \r
- students.</li>\r
- <li>What are you implying by that?</li>\r
- <li>When you say _____, are you implying _____?</li>\r
- <li>But, if that happened, what else would happen as a result? Why?</li>\r
- <li>What effect would that have?</li>\r
- <li>Would that necessarily happen or only possibly/probably happen?</li>\r
- <li>What is an alternative?</li>\r
- <li>If _____ and _____ are the case, then what might also be true?</li>\r
- <li>If we say that ____ is ethical, how about _____? </li>\r
-</ul>\r
-<h3>Questions that Probe Implications and Consequences </h3>\r
-<ul>\r
- <li>How can we find out?</li>\r
- <li>What does this question assume?</li>\r
- <li>Would _____ ask this question differently?</li>\r
- <li>How could someone settle this question?</li>\r
- <li>Can we break this question down at all?</li>\r
- <li>Is this question clear? Do we understand it?</li>\r
- <li>Is this question easy or hard to answer? Why?</li>\r
- <li>Does this question ask us to evaluate something? What?</li>\r
- <li>Do we all agree that this is the question?</li>\r
- <li>To answer this question, what other questions must we answer first?</li>\r
- <li>I'm not sure I understand how you are interpreting this question. Is this \r
- the same as _____?</li>\r
- <li>How would _____ state the issue?</li>\r
- <li>Why is this issue important?</li>\r
- <li>Is this the most important question, or is there an underlying question \r
- that is really the issue? </li>\r
-</ul>\r
-\r
-<HR>\r
-<FONT SIZE=1><I>Questions adapted from Paul, R. (1993). Critical Thinking: How To Prepare Students for a Rapidly Changing World: Foundation for Critical Thinking, Santa Rosa, CA. </I></FONT>\r