Just the Facts, Ma’am
A Critical Thinking Brain Game
Exercise level: Workout
Time : 10 – 20 minutes
Just the Facts, Ma’am
Did Joe Friday say “Just the Facts, Ma’am” in every episode of the TV classic Dragnet? Actually, that’s a “fake fact” — he never uttered that iconic phrase at all.
Can you tell the difference between a fact, an assumption, or a conclusion? If you can’t, you’ll find critical thinking especially challenging.
Reviewing this particular Brain Game, AI says, “I especially like that final step. It trains people not merely to ask “What do I think?” but “What would I need to know before I should think that?”
That’s a very useful critical-thinking habit in the AI age.”
Here’s your Just the Facts, Ma’am Brain Game:
Copy and Paste this prompt into your favorite AI Chatbot, and follow its instructions.
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For your convenience, here are links to three of the more popular AI Chatbots:
- ChatGPT (OpenAI): Access the general-purpose assistant at ChatGPT.
- Google Gemini: Access Google’s multimodal AI assistant at Google Gemini.
- Claude AI (Anthropic): Access the business and productivity-focused assistant at Claude.
Of course, you can use any chatbot you desire.
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