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Facilitate deep thinking with questions.

Education & Research#debugging#requirements#coaching#socratic#facilitation#critical-thinking#questioning
Authortjboudreaux
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

Systematic questioning framework to deepen understanding and surface hidden beliefs in analysis and decision-making.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Clarification questions to ensure clear understanding of claims
  • Assumption-probing questions to surface underlying beliefs and biases
  • Reasoning & evidence questions to evaluate support and sources
  • Perspective & viewpoint questions to consider alternative angles and stakeholders
  • Implication & consequence questions to map downstream effects
  • Questions about the question to reflect on inquiry and framing
  • Facilitator guidance for applying the Socratic method across requirements gathering, debugging, design reviews, coaching, and self-reflection
  • Use patterns: requirements gathering, debugging, design review, coaching, and critical thinking practice

Quick Start

Begin a Socratic session by selecting a claim and asking a clarifying question to surface assumptions.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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Name: thinking-socratic
Download link: https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills/archive/main.zip#thinking-socratic

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