Question

Which would be an appropriate follow-up question to ask this student?

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. "What are some specific examples of love causing violence in Romeo and Juliet?"

Explanation:

A follow-up question is a question in response to the claim or opinion of someone about some issue or situation, this usually implies the follow-up questions needs to be linked to the previous claim and address the main point of it. Additionally, follow-up questions are useful for keeping discussion and conversations going on as one of the main purposes of this kind of question is to get more information or support about the claim a person made. Considering this, in the case presented in which the claim is "One theme found in Romeo and Juliet is that love can cause violence" an effective follow-up question is one that addresses the theme of love causing violence and aks for more information or support to the speaker. Therefore the most appropriate follow-up question would be "What are some specific examples of love causing violence in Romeo and Juliet?" as this is the only question that directly addresses the theme and asks for information related to it.

Answer 2

Answer: B. “What are some specific examples of love causing violence in Romeo and Juliet?”

This is the question that most directly addresses the student's claim. The student argues that a theme of the play is that love can cause violence. In order to decide whether the statement has some truth to it, the first thing we need to do is discover whether the student has some evidence to support the claim. If he is able to come up with examples that support his position, then it is likely he is right about this topic being one of the main themes in the play.