Critical Thinking and Evidence Interpretation Questions

Ability to reason rigorously about evidence, consider alternative explanations, identify gaps and biases in data, avoid premature conclusions, and design tests or collect additional evidence that would confirm or refute hypotheses. Emphasizes skepticism of single explanations, recognition of ambiguous or incomplete evidence, understanding what would disprove a hypothesis, and structured problem solving to prioritize next steps. Candidates should show deliberate reasoning, highlight assumptions, and propose ways to improve data quality or experiment design to reach stronger conclusions.