thinkies-probe-boundaries

Follow these steps:

1. Identify load-bearing variables

Identify the load-bearing variables in the claim or framing.

2. Push to extremes

Maximize and minimize each variable to its extreme.

3. Test absence

Remove each variable entirely.

4. Change kind, not just degree

Transform the scenario categorically.

5. Stress the framing itself

Underline every key word in the problem statement and substitute alternatives to check whether the framing constrains thinking unnecessarily.

6. Examine the failures

Examine why the conclusion fails at each boundary.