socrates used a question and answer format when teaching.
who used a question and answer format when teaching?
socrates
socrates admits that protagoras has given an excellent answer and that there is only one small thing to clarify which he is certain that the sophist will do easily. he asks protagoras as to whether the attributes that form virtue, such as bravery, kindness and wisdom are one or many things, like for example the parts of a golden object which are fused together or that of a face which form a whole while retaining their individual substance (329d). protagoras answers the second but avoids engaging in dialogue and digresses into a rhetoric which does not answer the question sufficiently but still manages to arouse the excitement of their young public. it is a typical moment of socratic dialogues, where a sophist uses eloquent speeches to hide the inconsistency of his arguments. socrates move is to pretend that he has a weak memory (334c), and for the debate to continue, protagoras needs to answer in a short and concise manner, forcing the sophist to use socrates' notorious method, his unique question/answer format that can lead to a logical conclusion, usually in socrates favour. protagoras begins to bristle at this and replies that his answers are as long as they need to be, while socrates reminds him that as a teacher of rhetoric, and one that advertises his ability to teach others all the different ways a debate can be had, he above all should be able to shorten his answers when the need arises. their argument over form appears to be leading them nowhere, and socrates gets up to leave, grousing that companionable talk is one thing while public speaking another (336b). after the intervention of several of the listeners, the men agree to compromise their styles so the discussion can continue.
protagoras (dialogue)
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