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The "5Ws 1H" ...

“I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who.”

- Rudyard Kipling

WHO

  • Who will do this?

  • Who pays?

  • Who will benefit/gain?

The "5W 1H" for questioning and probing:

WHEN

  • When will you ...?

  • When does it start/end?

  • When will I know?

WHAT

  • What, specifically, ...?

  • What next?

  • What else?

WHERE

  • Where else?

  • Where are you?

  • Where, exactly ...?

WHY

  • Why does it happen?

  • Why not?

  • Why? Why? Why?

HOW

  • How many?

  • How much?

  • How does it work?

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