Socratic Grilling

https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/03/06/socratic-grilling/   Imagine an kid in school first hearing about germ theory. The conversation might go something like this: Teacher: Many diseases like the common cold are spread by germs, when one infected person contacts another. Student: But I got a cold a few weeks ago, and I never touch anyone except my family members. And none of them were sick. Teacher: You don’t need to actually touch someone. Sometimes it can spread through mucus droplets in the air. Student: And one time I was camping in the woods for a month, and then I got a cold, even though I hadn’t been around anybody. Teacher: If it was spring, you might have gotten allergies. Allergies can feel a lot like a cold, but they aren’t spread by germs. Student: It was fall.