Peter, critical thinking doesn't come automatically/naturally or otherwise because of life experiences, events, even formal or informal education, etc. One has to specifically study 'critical thinking' - which includes understanding how human minds work & think - the logical fallacies, biases, heuristics, human cognitive errors, and more that trip up EVERY HUMAN on the planet.
Peter, critical thinking doesn't come automatically/naturally or otherwise because of life experiences, events, even formal or informal education, etc. One has to specifically study 'critical thinking' - which includes understanding how human minds work & think - the logical fallacies, biases, heuristics, human cognitive errors, and more that trip up EVERY HUMAN on the planet.
Here is my response (with some learning resources) to Jenny -> https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/anti-zionism-is-anti-semitism/comment/113926659
If you prefer reading books, here are some suggestions ->
(1) The Art of Thinking Clearly (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16248196-the-art-of-thinking-clearly)
(2) A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking with Statistics and the Scientific Method (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54879347-a-field-guide-to-lies)
(3) Thinking, Fast and Slow (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow)