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{{quote|'''Detective Del Spooner:''' You are [[Just a Machine|a machine. An ''imitation'' of life]]. [[Creative Sterility|Can a robot write a symphony? Can a robot turn a canvas into a beautiful masterpiece?]]<br />
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[[Older Than Feudalism|Ever since]] [[Socrates]], the power of the question to [[Epiphanic Prison|provoke insight]] has been well acknowledged. This sometimes translates into people using a continued line of questioning to upset or enlighten other characters. Among the most powerful forms of this is finding a single question, formulating it so the answer forces your target to face something difficult to admit, and keep pounding it.
Whether it's [[The Obi
May involve but is not necessarily related to [[Armor
The [[Constantly Curious]] often comes up with an [[Armor
This is, in fact, a real technique occasionally used in psychotherapy, education, religious groups, and even [[Flame War|debates]]; it's occasionally known as the "Socratic Method"
Compare [[Break Them By Talking]], [[Hannibal Lecture]], [[What Is Evil?]], [[The Only Way They Will Learn]], [[Figure It Out Yourself]], [[Koan]], [[Cryptic Conversation]]. [[Super Trope]] to [[And Then What?]]
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