What I am trying to do is provoke thinking, raise awareness and point out that there are real questions here that we all should be asking.

我所要做的是让人们思考，提高认识，这里面确有问题，我们都应该问个为什么。

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Thinking angry thoughts can provoke strong physiological arousal.

想生气的事情能激起强烈的生理兴奋。

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By relentlessly trying not to do something, we end up thinking about it so much that we subconsciously provoke ourselves to cheat – to do the exact thing we are trying not to do.

残酷地尝试着不去做某事，我们往往禁不住去想它，以致于我们下意识地会去欺骗自己——做出我们努力想要克制不去做的事情。

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Directed discovery teaching and critical thinking: Tutors use the question and answer method to provoke learners into critical thinking, reflection and debate.

UNESCO: Adult Literacy Tutors Association (ALTA)

In the spirit of giving clients what they want, these statistics should at least provoke some serious thinking about how you use social media.

FORBES: Do Your Clients Use Social Media?

The conversations in Brand Thinking are meant to provoke, to push the boundaries of the role brand plays in society.

FORBES: Booked Review: Debbie Millman's "Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits"