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Asking questions to gather more information before deciding is called what?

Inquiry.

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  1. Advocacy
  2. Inquiry ✔
  3. Abstraction

Why: Inquiry means asking questions to learn more and make the best decision. Advocacy means arguing for your own idea. Too much advocacy on both sides turns a talk into an argument, so mix in questions.

Huh, didn't know that: A simple "What makes you think that?" can cool down an argument that is heating up.

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Why did the question mark make a great teammate? It was always curious about others.
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Answer: Inquiry. Inquiry means asking questions to learn more and make the best decision. Advocacy means arguing for your own idea. Too much advocacy on both sides turns a talk into an argument, so mix in questions.

  1. Learn to Lead, Volume 2, Chapter 7 (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/Vol2LetterLowFinal_8BDFDB373E830.pdf
    Inquiry occurs when you ask questions and try to gain more information so that you make the best decision possible.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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