Critical Thinking Prompts Generator
Generate challenging prompts to test assumptions, identify biases, and apply Socratic questioning. Ideal for debates, writing, and strategic analysis.
About
Cognitive biases and logical fallacies often obscure rational decision-making. This tool disrupts linear thought patterns by injecting structured inquiry into the analysis process. It utilizes the Socratic method, lateral thinking techniques, and bias-checking algorithms to force a re-evaluation of core premises. Writers use these prompts to deepen plot holes. Strategists use them to stress-test business models. The generator pulls from a database covering ethical dilemmas, causal relationships, and perspective shifting. Regular exposure to these interrogative structures strengthens the neural pathways associated with objective analysis and complex problem-solving.
Formulas
Rational inquiry often follows the structure of Modus Tollens to falsify hypotheses.
The generator applies this logic by asking users to identify Q (expectations) and look for ¬Q (anomalies).
Reference Data
| Cognitive Trap | Definition | Counter-Question (Prompt Strategy) |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmation Bias | Favoring info that confirms beliefs. | "What evidence would make this FALSE?" |
| Sunk Cost Fallacy | Continuing due to past investment. | "If you started today with 0 investment, would you do it?" |
| Anchoring | Relying too heavily on first info. | "ignore the first number. What is the intrinsic value?" |
| Survivorship Bias | Focusing on successes, ignoring failures. | "What characteristics did the failed attempts share?" |
| False Dichotomy | Presenting only two opposing options. | "What is the third option that ignores this binary?" |
| Groupthink | Conformity in group decision making. | "If you were anonymous, would you agree?" |