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Socratic method, a Rare card
The Socratic method is a form of argumentative dialogue in which an individual probes a conversation partner on a topic, using questions and clarifications, until the partner is pressed to come to a conclusion on their own, or else their reasoning breaks down and they are forced to admit ignorance.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 133
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 270,000
Power 133 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Socratic method quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Socratic method card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Milo Ventimiglia. Milo Ventimiglia 73 · Socratic method 70 · Mabel Philipson 66 · Galena Historic District 63 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Socratic method. Socratic method 270,000 · Netinho de Paula 3,200 · Galena Historic District 2,300 · Mabel Philipson 1,700 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The method is also known as Socratic debate, the maieutic method, or the Socratic dialectic, and sometimes equated with the Greek term elenchus.
- Socratic dialogues between characters employing this method feature in many of the works of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, where a fictionalized version of his real-life teacher Socrates debates or expounds upon various philosophical issues with a partner.
- In Plato's dialogue Theaetetus, Socrates describes his method as a form of "midwifery" because it is employed to help his interlocutors develop their understanding and lead it out of them in a way analogous to a child developing in the womb until it is ready for birth.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Socratic method article was read about 270,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Socratic method
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Socratic method (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Marcello Bacciarelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
