The 5 Tips:
1. Formulate your question (know what you are looking for)
2. Gather your information (know your question)
3. Apply the information (ask critical questions)
4. Consider the implications (intended and unintended)
5. Explore other points of view (why are alternate views attractive?)
Critical Questions:
What concepts are at work?
What assumptions exist?
Is my interpretation of the information logically sound?
What is shaping my approach to this situation?
Do I assume the teller is telling the truth?
Based on the evidence, is it logical to assume I’ll win any money?
Vocabulary:
To reveal = to show/ expose/ launch
At your disposal = available to you
A craze = a trend / something that is fashionable for a while/ something that is temporarily popular
To scrutinise = to examine closely
Skepticism = to doubt or to question something/something / to not believe automatically
Reliable = consistent and trustworthy
To deconstruct = to take apart so as to understand better
A straightforward person = a direct person
A straightforward solution = a simple solution
Obscured = hidden by
To sift through = to look into something in detail
weight your options = to evaluate your options / the pros and cons
To have sound logic = to have solid logic / good logic
Petrol = gas ( in the US)
To fill up = to complete a form / to fill to the maximum
A surge = a strong increase
To eradicate = to complete remove/ kill/ destroy
To determine = to decide something in a formal way
To suit = to be appropriate
A fad = something that is temporarily popular
A sea of decisions = a lot of decisions
To be bombarded = to receive a lot of something
To approach = the way you plan to achieve something
To deconstruct = to look at the individual parts
Bias = personal preferences
Hidden issues = ob problems
Obscured = hidden
To equip = to have the correct tools to do something