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Table 2 Standard Probe questions[11]

From: Can ill-structured problems reveal beliefs about medical knowledge and knowing? A focus-group approach

What do you think about these statements?

How did you come to hold that point of view?

On what do you base that point of view?

Can you ever know for sure that your position on this issue is correct? How and why not?

When 2 people differ about matters such as this, is it the case that one opinion is right and one is wrong?

If yes, what do you mean by 'right'? If no, can you say that one opinion is in some way better than the other? What do you mean by 'better'?

How is it possible that experts in the field disagree about this subject?

How is it possible that people have such different points of view about this subject?