During the pandemic, a third of people in the UK reported that their trust in science had increased, we recently discovered. But 7% said that it had decreased. Why is there such variety of responses?
Honestly give the Socratic method a try. You can’t go wrong there. It’s challenging and you’ll improve a skill at the least. You might shed some light on a topic for them or yourself.
Coming up with good questions is hard (and let’s be honest, staying calm) but the real difficulty lies in keeping up and genuinely understanding what is being meant.
At some point I just genuinely don’t understand any more. It’s something the other person will notice and take with them. If anything you’ve shown them how to be critical.
Just keep asking questions. The challenge is to keep up for as long as possible.
I have tried to out-crazy them, but crazy has gone beyond my ability in the last few years.
Honestly give the Socratic method a try. You can’t go wrong there. It’s challenging and you’ll improve a skill at the least. You might shed some light on a topic for them or yourself.
Coming up with good questions is hard (and let’s be honest, staying calm) but the real difficulty lies in keeping up and genuinely understanding what is being meant.
At some point I just genuinely don’t understand any more. It’s something the other person will notice and take with them. If anything you’ve shown them how to be critical.