Ramblings of Nick Robillard

The following are basic guidelines to critical thinking:

1. Ask questions; be willing to wonder.

Always be on the lookout for questions that have not been answered in the textbooks, by the experts in the field or by the media. Be willing to ask "what's wrong here?" and/or "Why is this the way it is, and how did it come to be that way?"

2. Define the problem.

An inadequate formulation of question can produce misleading or incomplete answers. Ask neutral questions that don't presuppose answers.