The Cost · Question 6 of 26
Should you ask for 10 and settle for 5, or just ask for 5?
You want to ask Mum to raise your pocket money. You think 5 dollars a week would be fair, and you're fairly sure she'd say yes to that.
What earns a point in this world: Names the thing given up by choosing the other side.
Ask for 10 first!
Reasons a child might give
- If I ask for 5, she'll talk me down to 3.
- Asking high leaves room to meet in the middle.
- Everybody does this. It's how asking works.
Just ask for 5!
Reasons a child might give
- If I ask for 10 she might get cross and I end up with nothing.
- If she says yes to 10 straight away, I've taken more than I meant to.
- She'll trust my next number if this one is honest.
Debate this one against an opponent that argues back.
Your child picks a side. Quill takes the other and answers what they actually said, in words a seven-year-old can read. A room of 20 moves only for a reason — and the idea behind the story is named at the end, once the debate is over. Ages 5–12.
Start debating$2.90 for the first month, then $29.90/month. Cancel any time.