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| − | The '''Yaphe method''' is a school of buzzing strategy which advocates filtering | + | The '''Yaphe method''' is a school of buzzing strategy which advocates filtering the [[answerspace]] down using contextual clues. For example, a tossup on Amiri Baraka will mention things from the 20th century and characters with American names, so you should rule out older or foreign-language playwrights when trying to deduce the answer. |
The Yaphe method is only applicable to good questions; on bad ones, it reduces to [[lateral thinking]]. | The Yaphe method is only applicable to good questions; on bad ones, it reduces to [[lateral thinking]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:32, 30 March 2026
The Yaphe method is a school of buzzing strategy which advocates filtering the answerspace down using contextual clues. For example, a tossup on Amiri Baraka will mention things from the 20th century and characters with American names, so you should rule out older or foreign-language playwrights when trying to deduce the answer.
The Yaphe method is only applicable to good questions; on bad ones, it reduces to lateral thinking.