Luke's Working Notes

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Question

Definition

Question

/ˈkwesCH(ə)n/

ꜱᴇᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ

: an interrogative sentence used to review, challenge, or extend knowledge

// research, discussions, study, interview, open, application, topic

Summary

We use questions to review, challenge, and extend knowledge. The right question is often the key to finding solutions and making new discoveries.

Outline of Topics

On questions as invitations

On the role of rhetorical questions in persuasion

On imitating the "Why?" of children

On the Socratic method

On the value of unanswerable questions

On commands disguised as questions

On the question behind the question

On the dangers of leading questions

On often asking, "What if?"

Examples

Research Question

Discussion Questions

Study Questions

Interview Questions

Open Questions

Application Questions

Topic Questions

Hypothetical Questions

Cross-References

References

Confessions - St. Augustine

The Dialogues of Plato