Sometimes the obvious solution doesn’t work. Just look at the minimum wage.
Parental pause point questions:
1. What is useful about competition? (1:16)
2. What is the minimum wage? (5:05)
3. What's appealing about this argument? (7:27)
4. Which of The Great 8 Questions would you use to respond to this argument? (8:39)
5. How would a business react to a minimum wage hike? (10:41)
6. What percentage of minimum wage workers receive a raise within their first year? (14:35)
7. Are most minimum wage workers full-time or part-time employees? (16:31)
8. Why would a business pay an employee more than the minimum wage? (22:47)
The Great 8 Questions:
1. What happens next?
2. Has this been tried before?
3. Is there a principle involved?
4. What are the trade-offs?
5. What do you mean by that?
6. Is this an appeal to emotion or logic?
7. Am I focused on the speaker or the argument?
8. What does the Bible say?
22 Sept 2026
Ep. 90 – No, AI isn’t going to wipe out humanity
Terrifying the public isn’t usually a good business strategy. Here’s why it is for some AI companies.
Parental pause point questions:
1. What have you heard about possible dangers from AI? (2:07)
2. Which of The Great 8 Questions would you use to respond to this argument? (6:29)
3. How could a regulation benefit a company? (15:02)
4. How would AI wipe out humanity? (24:38)
5. What evidence is there the government can fix dynamic problems outside of its core functions? (28:46)
6.How does your family plan to use AI? (29:58)
The Great 8 Questions:
1. What happens next?
2. Has this been tried before?
3. Is there a principle involved?
4. What are the trade-offs?
5. What do you mean by that?
6. Is this an appeal to emotion or logic?
7. Am I focused on the speaker or the argument?
8. What does the Bible say?
9 Sept 2026
Ep. 89 – Why the legacy of Charlie Kirk lives on
One year ago, Charlie Kirk was assassinated for discussing his political and religious beliefs. Did the war of ideas die with him?
1. How did the news of Kirk's death affect you? (2:50)
2. Which of The Great 8 Questions would you use to respond to this argument?
3. Where did the Founding Fathers say political power came from? (11:03)
4. How would you respond to this argument? (13:21)
5. What's appealing about this argument? (19:03)
6. Which of the Great 8 Questions is Kirk's argument based on? (19:32)
The Great 8 Questions:
1. What happens next?
2. Has this been tried before?
3. Is there a principle involved?
4. What are the trade-offs?
5. What do you mean by that?
6. Is this an appeal to emotion or logic?
7. Am I focused on the speaker or the argument?
8. What does the Bible say?
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