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Exercise 13: The Surrealist
Inquisition Question Sheet
Think  really  hard  about  each  question.  If  you  find  yourself  going  off  at  a  tangent,  that’s  good.  Just
remember to apply the ideas back to the main subject.
Describe the situation to aliens...
Don’t say ‘lotion’, say ‘white sticky stuff’ – talk in alien speak,
then think about the same situation from the alien point of view, looking down on what is happening.
How is this situation different in other countries?
Think of the most extreme opposite practice of another country that you can.
Describe the situation to a young child...
Put it in terms they can understand. Put yourself in the place of the child
and imagine how they would respond to what’s being said.
See if you can find an analogy?
Break the situation down to its basics
and think of other things that are the same. If you’re stuck try finding an analogy in how tribal societies do
things or in the animal world.
Think about it from the point of view of any objects or things or people that are
directly or indirectly involved...

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