socratic dialogue, n.Definitions

A Socratic dialogue (n.) leaves ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠one feeling: what a frightful waste of time — arguments that prove nothing and clarify nothing.