a method and apparatus for influencing a person to develop , accept and / or understand a concept , position or idea using questioning , including a technique sometimes known as the socratic method . a universe of question and answer subsets comprising questions and respective multiple choice answers to each question designed in advance , arranged and inter - connected on a stand - alone computer , a computer on a local area network or computer network , or any computer network and displayed in such a way as to allow the participant to follow the individual &# 39 ; s own path by selecting answers he accepts , which tend to logically lead the individual toward agreement and or understanding on the subject .