{"id":"study-ship-of-theseus-socratic","audience":"college","category":"studying","technique":"constraints","track":"study","title":"Get Socratic questions on your Ship of Theseus answer","free":false,"task":"Your Intro Philosophy seminar wants you to defend your answer to the Ship of Theseus puzzle. Get exactly 3 numbered questions a sharp classmate might ask, under 80 words total, plain text, with no answers and no opinion on who's right. The first must test your claim that a ship stays the same as long as the changes are gradual, and all must stay within the puzzle and your answer.","materialLabel":"The puzzle and your answer (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"PHIL 1000 - Intro to Philosophy - Seminar 5: Identity over time (Prof. Nakamura)\n\nTHE PUZZLE (as given in class):\nThe ship of the hero Theseus is kept in a harbor. Over many years, each rotting plank is replaced with a new one, until no original plank remains. Is it still the same ship?\nTwist: someone collects all the old planks and rebuilds a ship from them. Which one is the Ship of Theseus?\n\nMY ANSWER (draft):\nThe repaired ship is still the Ship of Theseus, because the changes happened gradually, one plank at a time, and it was always in use as Theseus's ship. The rebuilt ship from old planks is just a pile of old wood put back together, so it isn't the real ship.\n\nPROF. NAKAMURA: \"In seminar, classmates will press on your reasoning. Don't just restate your view; be ready to defend the principle behind it.\"\n\nSeminar Thursday. You can't bring notes.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking if you're right","why":"The AI tells you whether your view is correct, which doesn't help you defend it live.","fix":"Say: \"Only ask questions that challenge my reasoning. No opinions.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not saying how many questions","why":"The AI picks its own number, and it usually picks more questions than you need.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 3 numbered questions.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Missing the key principle","why":"The AI may poke at side issues instead of the principle your answer depends on.","fix":"Add: \"Question 1 tests my 'gradual change' principle.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Letting in outside material","why":"The AI may bring in famous philosophers you haven't read.","fix":"Add: \"Stay within the puzzle and my answer.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over.","fix":"Cap each question: \"each under 18 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it will be read","why":"AI formats for a screen, with bold and headings that show up as stray symbols in your notes.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says how many questions","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,25}question"]},{"label":"Names the principle","patterns":["gradual","principle"]},{"label":"Says not to give the answer","patterns":["(don't|do not|never|no).{0,25}(answer|solution|solve|tell me|give)","only (ask|question|hint)"]},{"label":"Stays inside the puzzle","patterns":["only.{0,25}(puzzle|my answer)","no (outside|other) philosoph"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]}],"hint":"To practice defending a view, you need hard questions, not a verdict. Say how many, which principle to test first, to stay in the puzzle, and to keep opinions out.","rubricLabels":["Question 1 tests the 'gradual change' principle (for example, asking whether a fast change would make it a different ship, or how gradual is gradual enough)","All questions stay within the puzzle and the student's answer (such as the rebuilt ship or 'always in use'), with no outside philosophers or other puzzles","Contains only questions: no answers, opinions on who is right, or explanations"]}