Which of the following best describes the Socratic method?

a. Asking an individual a long series of questions to reveal what he or she does not know and then asking another long series of questions to help the individual find the needed knowledge
b. Deliberately humiliating individuals by showing their ignorance and dismissing those who become upset by the procedure because they are unwilling to learn
c. Refusing to answer direct questions when asked by students and instead asking them questions until they have figured out their own answers
d. Creating an environment that supports the acquisition of knowledge by the experimental method


A

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