Level One
- Contextuals
- How was X (event, text, work, etc.) shaped by its time?
- Where did X originate and why?
- Who was the originator of X and what was he or she like?
- Definitions and clarifications
- How do you define X (word, term, idea, etc.)?
- What does this passage, concept, etc., mean?
- What would be a specific, concrete example of X?
- Analyzers
- What parts or features make up the whole and what does each part do? How do the parts contribute to the whole?
- How is X organized and why is it organized this way?
Level Two
- Comparatives
- How is X the same as that?
- How is X different than that?
- How are these more or less similar?
- What is the opposite of X?
- Causals
- What factors caused X to happen?
- Which of these factors is sufficient? Which contributing or probable? On what grounds can we eliminate possible causes or explanations?
- Evaluatives
- What are the most important features of X?
- Why do you like or dislike X (or agree or disagree with this)? How strong is the case that X is correct?
- What criteria are best for judging X?
- What is the best order or priority for these things and why? What is the strongest argument against X?
Level Three
- Counterfactuals
- How would X change if this happened?
- How would things be different if X had not happened?
- How would things be different if X happened to a greater (or lesser) degree?
- Extenders (Synthesizers)
- How can we apply X to this set of circumstances?
- What can we predict if X is correct?
- What ideas should be added to X?
- What might happen if you added this to X?
