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Critical Analysis of Science

Definition: The systematic examination of scientific claims—questioning methodology, funding sources, sample sizes, and reproducibility—without descending into anti-science denialism. It’s healthy skepticism, not conspiracy.

Critical Analysis of Logic

Definition: The inspection of argument structures for formal fallacies—affirming the consequent, denying the antecedent, etc.—regardless of emotional appeal or popularity. Validity ≠ truth.

Example: “Politician says: ‘If you love freedom, you oppose taxes. You oppose taxes, so you love freedom.’ Critical analysis of logic flags: That’s affirming the consequent. Invalid form. Next.”

Critical Analysis of Rationality

Definition: The honest assessment of whether your decision-making accounts for cognitive biases, bounded information, and emotional interference—or just feels rational while being anything but.

Example: “You spend two hours comparing phone specs to make the ‘optimal’ choice. Critical analysis of rationality notes: You ignored opportunity cost. The rational move was buying the first decent one and using those two hours for literally anything else.”
Critical Analysis of Science Example: “This study says chocolate cures depression, but a critical analysis notes it was funded by a candy company, tested only 20 college students, and wasn’t replicated. Pass.”

Critical Analysis of Epistemology

Definition: The practice of interrogating how you know what you claim to know. It asks: Is your belief justified? Could you be wrong? Are you confusing confidence with correctness?

Example: “You say vaccines cause autism ‘because you read it online.’ A critical analysis of epistemology asks: What’s the source’s track record? Have you sought disconfirming evidence? Or just clicked what felt right?”

Critical Analysis of Reason

Definition: The scrutiny of whether your reasoning actually connects to reality or merely loops within your own assumptions. Reason alone cannot generate facts; it needs empirical input.

Example: “You argue, ‘All swans are white because I’ve never seen a black one.’ Critical analysis of reason replies: ‘That’s induction, not deduction. Have you considered Australia?’ Then shows you a black swan photo.”
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