Socratic

Example Sentences

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Recently, I took Gemini on a long walk with me, during which we had a Socratic dialogue about the history of the Byzantine Empire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

I was scared about whether, even with my hearing aids, I would be able to keep up with the quick-fire exchanges that fill my classroom as I engage law students in the Socratic method.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024

And they asked it to write a Socratic dialogue that explored the misuses and dangers of L.L.M.s.

From New York Times • May 16, 2023

For example, GPT-4 can assume a Socratic style of conversation and respond to questions with questions.

From Reuters • Mar. 15, 2023

Nigro was a professional teacher and was quite formal in his instructional technique, while Collins, as talented and caring as he was, employed a Socratic approach.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady