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'''Bigger and smaller questions.''' You will realise that some of the questions are ‘bigger’ than the rest in terms of the possibilities that the question can be ‘broken down’ into ‘smaller’ ones. It is probably easier to respond to the ‘smaller’ questions than the ‘bigger ones’. Therefore, responding to the smaller questions will give clues to answering the bigger questions. Bigger questions might frame a whole enquiry whereas smaller questions might collectively structure that enquiry. | '''Bigger and smaller questions.''' You will realise that some of the questions are ‘bigger’ than the rest in terms of the possibilities that the question can be ‘broken down’ into ‘smaller’ ones. It is probably easier to respond to the ‘smaller’ questions than the ‘bigger ones’. Therefore, responding to the smaller questions will give clues to answering the bigger questions. Bigger questions might frame a whole enquiry whereas smaller questions might collectively structure that enquiry. | ||
Examples: | |||
*Why is it important to have light? (‘bigger’ question) | *Why is it important to have light? (‘bigger’ question) | ||
*What would happen if there is no light? (‘smaller’ question) | *What would happen if there is no light? (‘smaller’ question) | ||
