META MODELS
Unspecified Nouns
PatternThings are getting me down.
Response
Which things, specifically?Pattern
She's angry.
Response
About what?
At whom?Pattern
Successful people are worth copying.
Response
Which successful people?Back to Patterns list
Unspecified Verbs
PatternThe noise annoyed me.
Response
How specifically did it annoy you?Pattern
He generated a lot of enthusiasm in the group
Response
How specifically did he generate the enthusiasm?Pattern
She made me angry.
Response
How specifically did she do that?
What did she do that made you angry?Back to Patterns list
Modal Operators - necessity
PatternI have to go there.
Response
What would happen if you didn't go there?Pattern
I really should do that.
Response
According to whom?
What would happen if you didn't do that?
Modal Operators - impossibility
PatternThat's not possible!
Response
According to whom is that not possible?
Pattern
He can't do that.
Response
According to whom?
What would happen if he did do that?Back to Patterns list
Universal Quantifiers
PatternAll men are jerks.
Response
All men?
Did you ever know one man who wasn't a complete and total jerk?Pattern
He always does that.
Response
Always?
Can you remember one time when he didn't do that?Pattern
You never listen to me.
Response
Never?
Was there ever one time when I did listen to you?Pattern
Every time I see her, it's the same thing.
Response
Every time?
Can you think of one time you saw her when it wasn't the same thing?
Comparatives
PatternYou can do better than that.
Response
Compared to what, specifically?Pattern
We need more!
Response
More than what?Back to Patterns list
Nominalizations
PatternAnger terrifies me.
Response
How does getting angry terrify you?
What is it about feeling angry that terrifies you?Pattern
I'm sick of procrastination.
Response
What kinds of things do you keep putting off?
Lost Performative
PatternIt's good to know about these patterns.
Response
According to whom is it good?Pattern
It's important to be aware.
Response
What would happen if you weren't aware?Pattern
It's bad to eat fats.
Response
According to whom?Back to Patterns list
Mind Reading
PatternShe doesn't like me.
Response
How do you know that?Pattern
He understands this.
Response
What have you seen him do or heard him say that makes you think he understands this?
Cause -Effect
PatternHe makes me angry.
Response
How does he do that?PatternWhat does he do that makes you angry?
My job makes me unhappy.
ResponseHow does your job make you unhappy?
Complex Equivalence
PatternThat look means you're angry.
Response
How do you know that?
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