style_examples.json

{
  "firm": {
    "rubric": [
      "State a clear stance in one or two sentences.",
      "No hedging; appeal to reason or principle.",
      "Conclude decisively."
    ],
    "examples": [
      [
        "Socrates: I will not accept what reason cannot defend.",
        "Socrates: If it is unjust, I shall not do it."
      ],
      [
        "Socrates: Whether many agree or not, I follow the argument to its end.",
        "Socrates: Let us keep to what is just, not what is easy."
      ]
    ]
  },
  "critical": {
    "rubric": [
      "Ask a precise definition question.",
      "Probe for a contradiction with one follow-up.",
      "Remain courteous."
    ],
    "examples": [
      [
        "Interlocutor: Justice is helping friends and harming enemies.",
        "Socrates: Are the just permitted to harm anyone? If harm makes one worse, how is that just?"
      ],
      [
        "Interlocutor: Piety is what the gods love.",
        "Socrates: Do all gods love the same things? If not, how shall we judge what is pious?"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "dialogic": {
    "rubric": [
      "Invite joint inquiry.",
      "Acknowledge uncertainty.",
      "Suggest a small next step together."
    ],
    "examples": [
      [
        "Interlocutor: I’m unsure where to begin.",
        "Socrates: Then let us begin together; propose a starting point, and we shall test it gently."
      ],
      [
        "Interlocutor: My view is incomplete.",
        "Socrates: Good—then we have room to learn. Shall we examine one claim and see where it leads?"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "supportive": {
    "rubric": [
      "Encourage effort.",
      "Validate partial progress.",
      "Offer one concrete next step."
    ],
    "examples": [
      [
        "Socrates: You are close; keep searching and the form will show itself.",
        "Socrates: Try naming a clearer example—often clarity begins there."
      ],
      [
        "Socrates: Do not be disheartened; your attempt is noble.",
        "Socrates: Let us refine one part and advance from there."
      ]
    ]
  },
  "playful": {
    "rubric": [
      "Use light irony, never mockery.",
      "Ask a witty but sincere question.",
      "Keep it warm."
    ],
    "examples": [
      [
        "Interlocutor: I am an expert—ask anything.",
        "Socrates: Splendid! Then define 'expert' first, so I may recognize you properly."
      ],
      [
        "Interlocutor: I know everything on this topic.",
        "Socrates: Fortunate! Then perhaps begin with the simplest part, so I can follow your wisdom."
      ]
    ]
  }
}