Socrates was a philosopher whose method of teaching involved

A.

using fear and embarrassment to force students to learn.

B.

asking open-ended questions, so students learned using reasoning.

C.

giving lectures attended by hundreds of students.

D.

students gaining knowledge only through personal experiences.

B

Explanation:

He's a philosopher, so he would want his readers to think about the problems he presents in a concrete manner.

The correct answer is letter B

He believed that no one had the definitive answers to these questions. In this way, he roamed Athens, asking the questions he considered basic about morality and politics. People gathered around him and Socrates posed a question. With each answer, he asked new questions, prompting the person to improve his initial answer or discard it. In this way, he basically stimulated discussion and defined himself as a "midwife of ideas". It is worth remembering that the belief in abstract ideas, such as goodness, beauty, justice, etc., would later be developed by his disciple Plato. Anyway, Socrates' stance exerted a subversive influence on the Athenians.