A question asked in response to another question, especially one that challenges or opposes the original inquiry.
From counter- (against, in response) + query (a question), from Latin quaerere (to ask). This compound reflects the natural human tendency to respond to questions with opposing questions.
Socrates used counterqueries as a teaching technique—by asking challenging questions in response to students' questions, he forced them to think deeper rather than just getting answers handed to them.
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