Philosophy

Seeing some folks talking about wanting to learn Philosophy. Here's some key tools I've picked up to help understand and vet ideas and arguments:

Necessary and Sufficient: is the proposal necesary to achieve the goals/conclusion? Is it sufficient to do the same, or is more needed?

Implicit Axioms: in normal discourse, people come from a certain perspective which often assumes a lot that might not be stated. Sussing this out cuts misunderstanding and helps determine if something is Necesary and or sufficient.

Logical Fallacies: Many have become more widely known, but there tons of them. You can find them online, and once familiar you will realize most arguments people make fall apart immediately.

I saw this, and it got me to run another wc post through AI to uncover a false analogy or analogical falacy in the post. Sometimes, I can't put words to it, but I just cringe at some statements. Anyway, this is generally applicable, not just for philosophy.