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In collaborative situations, the vast majority of the time you should try to trick others into critical thinking instead of using logic to explain things.

>>ErikVa+(OP)
Ahhhh...is there a name for this, and does it have any sibling techniques?

>>mister+a2
Socratic method?

>>ErikVa+(OP)
A risk here is that this is even trickier to do right, and is even more dependent on the person receiving it. It’s very easy to accidentally come across as condescending.

>>mister+a2
Not sure why you're downvoted. I'm open to suggestions.

The Socratic Method is similar. But it differs because it is trying to expose a contradiction in thought about a particular subject through questions. Whereas you can trick others into critical thinking about a subject just by helping them think critically in general, and it can be done without the use of questions.

>>ErikVa+cq1
I get precisely -1 on 75%++ of my posts regardless of the content, I chalk it up to "one of those HN things".

Your trick a great idea though, thanks for raising it!

>>mister+5J2
Hello friends...let us test this one, shall we?

God bless. :)

>>mister+6u6
Where is the other manchild?

>>mister+yt7
Only one?