How do we display Critical Thinking / Analytical Ability when answering questions?

Before answering that question we need to ask ourselves SOME of the following questions, firstly…
{What DO we already know …if anything?}

{What are the COSTs, RISKS, REDUCED UTILITY if the inverse was true …if any?}
{What are the dependencies …if any?}
{What is required in order for each option to be TRUE/FALSE …if any?}
{What is the probability of each option …if any?}
{What DON’T we already know …if any?}
{What assumptions can we make …if any?}
{What are the risks if .. …if any?}
{What are the limiting factors …if any?}