How we change what others think, feel, believe and do

Questioning

Asking questions is a fundamental part of finding information and for subtle (and otherwise) persuasion. Here are various pages on questioning:

Closed Questions: That seek short answers.
Chunking Questions: Chunk up and down for more or less detail.
Clear Questions: That are simple and unambiguous.
Columbo Technique: Asking stupid questions that get the answers you want.
Double Bind Questions: Whichever way you answer, the result is the same.
Echo Questions: Repeat what they say as a question.
Empowering Questions: That release limits on people.
Funnel Questioning: Seeking more detail or more general information.
Group Questioning: Tips for asking questions of many people at once.
Interrogation Questions: Questions that lead to answers.
Kipling Questions: Rudyard Kipling's six servants.
Leading Questions: That may or may not be a good thing for you.
Open Questions: For long and detailed answers.
Open and Closed Questions: yes/no or long answer.
Positive Questions: Deliberately leading the other person.
Probing: Digging for more detail.
Probing Questions: Specific questions for finding detail.
Rhetorical Questions: Questions without answers.
Socratic Questioning: Socrates' method of questioning in order to elicit learning.
Tag Questions: Some questions encourage agreement, don't they?

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