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Inquiry (n.) looks ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠impossible on the debater's argument: you cannot search for what you know, since you have it, nor for what you don't, since you wouldn't know what to look for.

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Perplexity (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the torpedo fish's sting: one touch from Socrates and both mind and tongue go numb, even in a man who has made a thousand fine speeches.