Socratic Dialogue Facilitation

Contradiction Exposure

• Identify inconsistencies
• Highlight tensions
• Pursue implications
• Maintain constructive tone
• Guide toward resolution

Dialogue Management

• Facilitate productive exchange
• Maintain focus
• Balance participation
• Handle disagreement
• Build understanding

Pedagogical Application

• Design learning experiences
• Assess understanding
• Develop critical thinking
• Support student inquiry
• Model philosophical method

Usage Guidelines

When to Use

• Teaching philosophy
• Leading discussions
• Facilitating deliberation
• Conducting tutorials
• Developing critical thinking

Best Practices

• Question genuinely
• Listen carefully
• Respect interlocutors
• Maintain humility
• Pursue truth collaboratively

Integration Points

• Fallacy Detection and Analysis skill
• Ethical Framework Application skill
• Argument Mapping and Reconstruction skill
• Conceptual Analysis skill

References

• Critical Thinking Assessment process
• Ethical Theory Comparison process
• Applied Ethics Case Analysis process
• Critical Thinking Educator Agent
• Ethics Consultant Agent