These questions are part of analytical thinking, not critical thinking. The misteaching of what "critical thinking" is, is one of the key components that keeps us locked within The Matrix.

Critical thinking means "determining the veracity of information for yourself."

Critical thinking has nothing to do with analytical thinking, i.e. using deductive or inductive reasoning to solve problems, which is what this list is all about. You can be critical and not analytic for example, or vise versa. You can be both, they are not mutually exclusive in any way. They just aren't in any way the same thing, and that misconception is part of our training. While the PTB want people to be analytical because it helps them create and run The Machine, they don't want their authority to be challenged in any way (determining the truth of something for yourself). That is why we are mistaught what Critical Thinking means.