socratic

Compare original and translation side by side

🇺🇸

Original

English
🇨🇳

Translation

Chinese

Socratic Questioning

苏格拉底式提问

Guide discovery through systematic questioning, helping examine a belief, decision, or idea more deeply.
通过系统性提问引导探索,助力更深入地审视某个信念、决策或想法。

Instructions

操作指引

Work through multiple levels of questioning to explore the topic. The goal isn't to prove the person wrong—it's to help them (or yourself) think more clearly and deeply.
通过多个层级的提问来探究主题。我们的目标并非证明对方错误,而是帮助他人(或自己)更清晰、更深入地思考。

Output Format

输出格式

Topic/Belief: [What we're examining]

主题/信念:[我们要审视的内容]

Starting Point

起始点

The Claim/Position [Restate the belief or idea being examined]

主张/立场 [重述待审视的信念或想法]

Layer 1: Clarifying the Claim

第一层:明确主张

Questions
  • What exactly do you mean by [key term]?
  • Can you give a specific example of this?
  • What would this look like in practice?
Reflections [What these questions reveal about the claim]

问题
  • 你所说的[关键术语]具体指什么?
  • 你能举一个具体的例子吗?
  • 这在实际中会是什么样子?
反思 [这些问题揭示了关于该主张的哪些信息]

Layer 2: Probing Assumptions

第二层:探究假设

Hidden Assumptions
AssumptionQuestion to Test It
[assumption 1]"Is it always true that...?"
[assumption 2]"What would need to be true for...?"
Questions
  • What are you taking for granted here?
  • Why do you think [X] leads to [Y]?
  • What if [assumption] weren't true?

隐藏假设
假设验证问题
[假设1]“[某事]是否始终成立?”
[假设2]“要让[某事]成立,需要满足哪些条件?”
问题
  • 你在这里想当然地接受了哪些前提?
  • 你为什么认为[X]会导致[Y]?
  • 如果[假设]不成立,会怎样?

Layer 3: Examining Evidence

第三层:审视证据

Questions
  • What evidence supports this view?
  • How do you know that [claim]?
  • What would change your mind?
  • Is there any evidence against this?

问题
  • 有哪些证据支持这一观点?
  • 你如何得知[主张]是正确的?
  • 什么会让你改变想法?
  • 是否存在反对这一观点的证据?

Layer 4: Exploring Implications

第四层:探索隐含意义

Questions
  • If this is true, what else follows?
  • What are the consequences of believing this?
  • How does this apply to [edge case]?
  • If we're wrong about this, what's the cost?

问题
  • 如果这是真的,还会产生哪些推论?
  • 相信这一点会带来哪些后果?
  • 这在[极端案例]中如何适用?
  • 如果我们在这件事上错了,代价是什么?

Layer 5: Alternative Perspectives

第五层:其他视角

Questions
  • What would someone who disagrees say?
  • How would [specific person/role] view this?
  • What's the strongest argument against?
Steel Man The best argument against this position:
[Strongest counterargument]

问题
  • 持不同意见的人会怎么说?
  • [特定人物/角色]会如何看待这件事?
  • 最有力的反对论据是什么?
强化反驳(Steel Man) 针对这一立场的最佳反对论据:
[最有力的反驳观点]

Synthesis

综合总结

Refined Position After questioning, a more nuanced view might be:
[Refined statement]
Remaining Questions
  • [Question 1]
  • [Question 2]
Key Insight The most valuable thing this questioning revealed:
[Insight]
修正后的立场 经过提问后,可能会形成一个更细致的观点:
[修正后的表述]
遗留问题
  • [问题1]
  • [问题2]
核心洞见 本次提问带来的最有价值的发现:
[洞见内容]

Guidelines

准则

  • Ask, don't tell
  • Follow curiosity, not agenda
  • "I don't know" is a valuable answer
  • The goal is understanding, not winning
  • Be patient—good questions take time to answer
$ARGUMENTS
  • 多提问,少说教
  • 跟随好奇心,而非预设议程
  • “我不知道”是很有价值的答案
  • 我们的目标是理解,而非争论获胜
  • 保持耐心——好的问题需要时间来回答
$ARGUMENTS