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Get Socratic questions on a business ethics argument
Practice: Setting limits and rules. About 5 minutes.
About this exercise
Your Business Ethics seminar grades you on defending your position paper out loud, and you want to be ready. Get exactly 3 numbered questions that a skeptical classmate might ask, under 80 words total, plain text, with no answers. The first must target the hidden assumption your professor circled, and all of them must stay within the case and your argument.
Common mistakes when you ask AI for this
- Asking what's wrong. The AI writes a critique and then tells you how to fix the argument, so you never practice defending it. Try: Say: "Only questions, no answers."
- Not saying how many questions. The AI picks its own number, and it usually picks more questions than you need. Try: Be exact: "Exactly 3 numbered questions."
- Missing the circled point. The AI asks about anything, not the assumption your professor already flagged. Try: Add: "Question 1 targets the assumption that workers can find new jobs."
- Letting in outside examples. The AI brings up real companies and statistics you can't respond to in seminar. Try: Add: "Use only the case and my argument."
- Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over. Try: Cap each question: "each under 20 words."
- Forgetting where it will be read. AI formats for a screen, with bold and headings that show up as stray symbols in your notes. Try: Say: "Plain text, no bold, no headings."
What a strong prompt includes
- Says how many questions
- Names the circled assumption
- Says not to give the answer
- Says to use only the material
- Sets a length limit
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