I always make them explain themselves. “Walk me through exactly how you got to that conclusion, and tell me each step of the way why you think it’s right”, “why did you answer this, but also that, reconcile these opposing statements.”
Well you want to find out if they’re right about being wrong don’t you? They could be wrong about being wrong, or they could be wrong about why they were wrong.
I always make them explain themselves. “Walk me through exactly how you got to that conclusion, and tell me each step of the way why you think it’s right”, “why did you answer this, but also that, reconcile these opposing statements.”
seems like a lot of work for not a lot of utility
Well you want to find out if they’re right about being wrong don’t you? They could be wrong about being wrong, or they could be wrong about why they were wrong.