Glossary of terms

elicitive question:a question that draws out from participants their knowledge, or wisdom, or feelings, or humor, or motivation, etc. An elicitive question is also an open question (not "What is the capitol of Quebec?") and cannot be answered "yes" or "no."A convenient way to test if a question is highly elicitive is if you could make a list from the responses: "What are some of the ways that the owning class oppresses workers?"An elicitive question is called "juicy" when it delves more deeply and provokes discovery:"What are ways that workers make it easier for the owning class to oppress us?"When we ask a series of juicy elicitive questions, we're peeling the onion: "What might be ways that workers could support each other to be less vulnerable to oppression?" "Which ways have you yourself used to support other workers, or have seen used?""What are some feelings that come up for you when you consider risking to support other workers?"

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