{"id":128783,"date":"2024-08-22T14:47:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T18:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=128783"},"modified":"2024-08-28T14:50:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T18:50:43","slug":"how-to-gather-information-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-gather-information-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Gather Information: Questions for Your Debate Opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is information gathering in a debate? How can you gather information while also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-construct-an-argument\/\">forming an argument<\/a> against your opponent?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Debating requires you to do many things at once. While your opponent is giving their argument, you also have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-ask-the-right-questions\/\">ask the right questions<\/a> to receive more information that can be used against them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-gather-information\/\">how to gather information<\/a> while you&#8217;re opponent has their turn to talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-information-gathering\"><strong>Information Gathering<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While Trey Gowdy encourages knowing how to gather as much information as possible about the topic and your opponent before attempting to persuade them, asking questions can be a useful tool for information gathering in the moment. <strong>Non-leading questions seek basic facts and information<\/strong>\u2014what happened, where it happened, who was involved, and so on. Unlike leading questions, they don\u2019t suggest a possible answer in the asking of the question, but Gowdy argues that they can still be used strategically. For example, asking a coroner to provide graphic details of a body\u2019s condition in a murder case can elicit sympathy from the jury, even if the witness doesn\u2019t themselves call for the accused person to be prosecuted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Outside of a courtroom setting, seeking facts about the subject of disagreement can still give you ammunition or elicit sympathy from bystanders. For example, if you and a roommate are arguing over kitchen cleanup duties, asking them to name each time they\u2019ve cleaned up after themselves\u2014with specific examples\u2014may reveal the disparity in how often the job has fallen to you instead, as well as the fact that it\u2019s an ongoing problem rather than a one-time issue.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhy\u201d questions, on the other hand, give your opponent a chance to articulate what they believe and the reasoning they followed to reach their conclusions. While Gowdy warns that the questioner can lose control of the conversation if they allow their opponent to speak for too long, generally <strong>asking questions breaks up the flow of your opponent\u2019s argument and allows you to deconstruct it one claim at a time<\/strong>. You can put them at a disadvantage by asking about holes or weak points in their argument that they would likely have otherwise ignored, and even manipulate their emotional state by asking \u201csoft,\u201d easily answered questions or \u201chard,\u201d more challenging questions at different times.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Playing Hardball<\/strong><br><br>The terms Gowdy uses, \u201csoft\u201d and \u201chard,\u201d come from American sports. While baseball or \u201chardball\u201d is highly competitive and <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2770996-major-league-baseballs-top-10-starting-pitchers-of-all-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the speed at which a ball is thrown can make or break a game<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/softball-started-in-minnesota-or-did-it\/429130543\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">softball uses a larger ball thrown underhand<\/a> and is generally played by children or students rather than professionally. Softball questions are thus easy questions designed to make the interviewee look good (such as \u201cTo what do you owe your success?\u201d), while hardball questions are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hardball-Politics-Played-Told-Knows\/dp\/0684845598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more challenging<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2015\/11\/4\/9666788\/case-for-softball-debate-questions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">even accusatory<\/a>.<br><br>One place you may have encountered these kinds of questions is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/make-the-most-of-softball-interview-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in a job interview<\/a>. A softball question like \u201cWhat are your strengths?\u201d gives you an opportunity to praise yourself, while the more challenging \u201cWhy should we hire you?\u201d forces you to compare yourself to other potential candidates. \u201cWhy\u201d questions tend to be harder by default, but the same question can be reframed to be soft or hard depending on your goals\u2014consider the difference in tone between \u201cWhy do you like this candidate?\u201d and \u201cWhy should we vote for this candidate again when he\u2019s failed to keep his campaign promises?\u201d<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is information gathering in a debate? How can you gather information while also forming an argument against your opponent? Debating requires you to do many things at once. While your opponent is giving their argument, you also have to ask the right questions to receive more information that can be used against them. 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