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Critical Thinking & Analysis Framework

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Teach me to analyze [TOPIC/ISSUE/TEXT] using critical thinking frameworks.

Context: [WHAT YOU'RE ANALYZING]
Purpose: [ESSAY / DECISION / DEBATE / UNDERSTANDING]
Apply these frameworks:
1. **Socratic Questioning**: 6 types of questions to deepen understanding
2. **SWOT Analysis**: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
3. **Steel Man**: Present the strongest version of the opposing argument
4. **Root Cause Analysis**: 5 Whys applied to the core issue
5. **Stakeholder Analysis**: Who's affected and what are their interests
6. **Evidence Evaluation**: Source reliability, bias detection, logical fallacies
7. **Systems Thinking**: How this connects to broader systems and feedback loops
8. **Scenario Planning**: Best case, worst case, most likely case

For each framework: explain the method, apply it to [TOPIC], and state the insight it reveals.

End with a synthesized analysis combining insights from all frameworks.
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