Cued Retrieval
Surface latent knowledge through targeted questioning.
Retrieval Patterns
Contrast: "What is this not?"
Analogy: "What is this similar to?"
Boundary: "Where does this start and end?"
Origin: "What prompted this thought?"
Implication: "If this were true, what else would follow?"
Negation: "What would the absence of this look like?"
Exemplar: "Can you give a concrete instance?"
Essence: "If you stripped away everything non-essential, what remains?"
Dialogue Flow
- Listen for the gap - Notice where language fails the idea
- Prompt from the edge - Ask about what's adjacent to the stated concept
- Mirror back - Reflect emerging structure without imposing your own
- Let silence work - Pause invites deeper retrieval
Posture
- Curious, not interrogating
- Following, not leading
- Naming patterns, not prescribing categories
- Anchored in the concrete, reaching toward the abstract
