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Ah yes, we find another empty skull full of mush asking questions that can be answered by simple observation and a few minutes of time.

 

We here at the college would suggest that the poster named Mallory investigate the wonders of Google and Youtube. There she will find all of her answers, and probably answers to questions she hasn't even thought of yet.  She might also consider contacting the poster Mobaydave, who is a devout believer in all things youtube, and might be able to offer her some handy tips on searching and investigating meaningful topics that will destroy her communication skills, much as it has for Mobaydave.  Thankfully her skills are already limited, so it will not be much of a decline. 

 

I must leave you now.  The college van needs tires and I'm headed to Wal-mart for some of their sparkling automotive service.

 

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Professor Joe

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The "questioning technique" employed often by Mal and TP is well known.

 

Called the "Socratic method", it can be used to great benefit.  But it also can be used to ridicule.  In their case, I suspect they really do not care about answers to their questions, as long as their questioning disparages their intended victim.

 

"...too often, however, Socrates used his questioning to disparage his students, not necessarily to help them. We must be wary of the sharp edge of this teaching tool.

  The Socratic method, or elenchus, is defined as a prolonged series of questions and answers which refutes a moral assertion by leading an opponent to draw a conclusion that contradicts his own viewpoint.  During this dialogue, students are forced to critically examine other viewpoints and question their own assumptions and assertions. Socrates developed this elenchus as a "means to examine, refute, or put to shame" and gradually cultivated a school of young athenians, including Plato, Xenophon, and aristophanes.  Often, his students were left confused and bewildered, not knowing exactly what truth was or what they personally believed. In time, however, the education his students received enabled the development of some of the world's greatest philosophy..."

 

But Prof. Joe already knows all this; others may not.

 

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