Ammo library
Asking Open-Ended Questions
Severity 2Word choice & deliveryStep 2Step 4
Asks why or how they feel in open form instead of binary accountability questions, hands them control.
The give pair
Gives ammo
Why do you think animals deserve respect?
Gives nothing
Do you agree humans should respect other animals, yes or no?
The round they fire back
Rambling monologue; activist waits politely while they never commit.
How to fix it
Use A/B binary questions: someone or something? Respect or exploit? Zero or more?
Coaching notes
- The rambling takes control into their hands.
- Why do you think they deserve respect? skip it; ask respect vs exploit directly.
Related lessons
- Feeling not what they think The frame
- Anything stopping you: not what do you think Working the flowchart
- Tie step 7 to respect not veganism Working the flowchart