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24 alternatives to How to discuss with opinionated people using the Socratic method[video]
We all have an opinionated colleague, manager or even a relative. Discussing issues may get tricky and frustrating. In some cases this can end up in aggressive debates where nobody changes opinion. I came across a YouTube channel where a guy uses the Socratic method to discuss god believes with random people, in a few questions he gets people to lower their level confidence. On top of that his discussions are friendly, last only for 5 minutes and he is often greeted at the end of the conversation. This video shows off the Socratic method in action: *…
This video demonstrates the Socratic method as a practical communication technique for discussing contentious topics with opinionated people. It features examples of friendly five-minute conversations where asking… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. How to discuss with opinionated people using the Socratic method[video] launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hi everyone, Let me introduce you to Quazel, where we want to enable people to talk their way to fluency. We have all tried various language learning apps and tools, however, one aspect of language learning current services are really bad at is conversational practice. You might get a chat-like interface, but in the end, the conversation partner will only respond with a predefined "if the users say X I say Y". With Quazel that's completely different. In completely dynamic and unscripted conversation you can talk about pretty much anything you want. For example, you can try ordering food at a…
2022 · talk.quazel.com · its alternatives →
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My partner, Nick Hodges, and I, David Millington, have been on the Internet for a very long time -- since the Usenet days. We’ve seen it all, and have long been frustrated by bad comments, horrible people, and discouraging discussions. We've also been around places where the discussion is wonderful and productive. How to get more of the latter and less of the former? Current moderation tools just seem to focus on deletion and banning. Wouldn’t it be helpful to encourage productive discussion and teach people how to discuss and argue (in the debate sense) better? A year ago we started…
Feb 2026 · respectify.org · its alternatives →
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2023 · opinionate.io · its alternatives →
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Socra▲237From Curiosity to Mastery: Socrates-Powered Learning
Mar 2026 · hisocra.com · its alternatives →
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Hi guys, Hope everyone is well. This app was borne out of my own frustration. I thought that I was terrible at learning languages at school, since I didn't become conversational in French after 5 years of study. However, I later traveled with some French friends and, in just under 3 weeks, I was able to hold a reasonable conversation. I realized that there's no substitute for speaking to native speakers. I tried to adopt this approach for other languages, but it's much harder to find people to practise with when you aren't travelling. I started using iTalki to meet people from different…
2023 · prettypolly.app · its alternatives →
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Peopling▲144Practice difficult conversations before they happen
Mar 2026 · peopling.app · its alternatives →
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Discourse▲287A platform for community discussion. Free, open and simple.
2015 · discourse.org · its alternatives →
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2016 · mest.io · its alternatives →
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Socratify is an AI coach for early stage professionals to sharpen their critical thinking and verbal communication skills Ever since ChatGPT came out, I've been using it to debate and learn new ideas. Having a short insightful conversation where AI coaches you can be powerful but it's hard to get right with a general purpose chat LLM because they don't propose stories, lack context and don't track progression I'm building Socratify with the hypothesis that a product built around AI questioning humans and proposing interesting questions daily can be 100x more rewarding than book summaries and…
2024 · socratify.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · socratease.in · its alternatives →
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Discussion Pass▲133Improve your sex & relationships without therapist
2022 · feelpurpur.app · its alternatives →
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Difficult conversation made easy
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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How to say it, words for tricky social situations
2022 · talkingpointsforlife.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · betactful.com · its alternatives →
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I just released a free demo (no login!) for "Talk to Me Human", a game about social persuasion. You speak out loud to play a variety of conversational challenges, and the NPCs talk back. I hope you enjoy, and would love to get your feedback!
2024 · talktomehuman.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN community! I am excited to share my recently upgraded website, DebateDevil (https://debate-devil.com), an AI chat platform designed to help users practice debates, challenge their ideas, and expand their thinking. I created this site to provide a more objective opinion and help users consider their hypotheses from multiple perspectives. example discussin: ``` AI: The time has come to test your hypothesis and beliefs. I will argue against any topic. What do you want to debate? You: AI will take away most jobs from humans. AI: I understand your concern about AI taking away jobs…
2023 · debate-devil.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I'm Anand, and I’m launching CQ2 (https://cq2.co) – a tool for thoughtful and coherent discussions. Discussions using existing written communication tools often turn into a tangle of sub-discussions around quotes, making it hard to follow. There's no clear view of all the comments in a specific sub-discussion and how the sub-discussion is related to its parent, forcing constant scrolling and hopping between comments to gather context for a meaningful response. On top of all that, it's tough to tell if any key points were overlooked. Meetings are hit-or-miss. When it comes to…
2024 · cq2.co · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I’ve been quietly building an experiment called Society Speaks to explore a question that’s bothered me for a long time: Can we measure public opinion without flattening it into polls, comments, or outrage? Instead of comments or demographics, the system uses: • clear statements • simple voting (agree / disagree / unsure) • optional short explanations People aren’t grouped by who they say they are, but by how they actually respond. Using ML techniques inspired by Pol.is, this reveals natural opinion clusters, areas of genuine consensus, ideas that bridge different groups,…
2024 · societyspeaks.io · its alternatives →
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