World's Worst Socratic Dialogue
PROF: Mr. Smith, what time is the class over?
SMITH: 11:40.
PROF: Are you sure?
SMITH: Yes.
PROF: Why?
SMITH: That's what the schedule says.
PROF: How do you know?
SMITH: It's on my printout.
PROF: How do you know?
SMITH: I read it.
PROF: You did?
SMITH: I did.
PROF: How do you know?
SMITH: How do I know what?
PROF: I ask the questions, not you.
SMITH: That wasn't a question.
PROF: It wasn't?
SMITH: No, it wasn't.
PROF: How do you know?
SMITH: What do you mean?
PROF: Enough with your questions. You're throwing me off.
PROF: Mr. Smith, what time is the class over?
SMITH: 11:40.
PROF: Are you sure?
SMITH: Yes.
PROF: Why?
SMITH: That's what the schedule says.
PROF: How do you know?
SMITH: It's on my printout.
PROF: How do you know?
SMITH: I read it.
PROF: You did?
SMITH: I did.
PROF: How do you know?
SMITH: How do I know what?
PROF: I ask the questions, not you.
SMITH: That wasn't a question.
PROF: It wasn't?
SMITH: No, it wasn't.
PROF: How do you know?
SMITH: What do you mean?
PROF: Enough with your questions. You're throwing me off.
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