Want to exercise critical thinking skills? Ask these questions whenever you discover or discuss new information. These are broad and versatile questions that have limitless applications!
Who
… benefits from this? … is this harmful to? … makes decisions about this? … is most directly affected?.. have you also heard discuss this? … would be the best person to consult? … will be the key people in this? … deserves recognition for this?
What
… are the strengths/weaknesses? … is another perspective? … is another alternative? … would be a counter-argument?.. is the best/worst case scenario? … is most/least important? … can we do to make a positive change? … is getting in the way of our action?
Where
… would we see this in the real world? … are there similar concepts/situations? … is there the most need for this? … in the world would this be a problem?
… can we get more information? … do we go for help with this? … will this idea take us? … are the areas for improvement?
When
… is this acceptable/unacceptable? … would this benefit our society? … would this cause a problem? … is the best time to take action?
… will we know we’ve succeeded? … has this played a part in our history? … can we expect this to change? … should we ask for help with this?
Why
… is this a problem/challenge? … is it relevant to me/others? … is this the best/worst scenario? … are people influenced by this?
… should people know about this? … has it been this way for so long? … have we allowed this to happen? … is there a need for this today?
How
… is this similar to … does this disrupt things?
… does this benefit us/others? … does this harm us/others?
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The Ultimate Cheatsheet for Critical Thinking … will we approach this sately
can we change this for our good?