pianoforte611 comments on Questioning and Respect - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pianoforte611 10 June 2014 06:03:16PM 2 points [-]

Beware, Socratic dialogs can also piss people off. But yes, "tell me more" or "why do you say that?" are better than "nope".

Comment author: brazil84 12 June 2014 07:47:28AM 4 points [-]

Beware, Socratic dialogs can also piss people off.

I agree, but I suspect a lot of the time the anger is a result of cognitive dissonance which kicks in when the person starts to realize that there are holes in his position.