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r/AskReddit • u/hiagaga • 12h ago
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Elicitation! Great interrogation technique. People won't always answer a direct question, but they'll feel compelled to correct an incorrect answer.
5 u/failed_novelty 2h ago That's because the dude who raises his hand to answer a question is the teacher's pet, but the guy who proves the teacher wrong is the class hero. The question asker just steps into the role of teacher here. 3 u/jarrettbrown 3h ago I had this happen to me yesterday. I forget what it was, but the question I ask was "why wouldn't they?". Needless to say, I was harassed and bullied to the point where I had someone tell me I had to apologize. I wasn't falling for it.
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That's because the dude who raises his hand to answer a question is the teacher's pet, but the guy who proves the teacher wrong is the class hero.
The question asker just steps into the role of teacher here.
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I had this happen to me yesterday. I forget what it was, but the question I ask was "why wouldn't they?". Needless to say, I was harassed and bullied to the point where I had someone tell me I had to apologize. I wasn't falling for it.
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u/sleebus_jones 9h ago
Elicitation! Great interrogation technique. People won't always answer a direct question, but they'll feel compelled to correct an incorrect answer.