Critical Thinking using "5WH"

Critical Thinking using "5WH"

This method of Critical Thinking is based on a quote by Rudyard Kipling, (1865-1936) in his "Just So Stories: The Elephant's Child" (1902) from the first four lines of the poem titled "I Keep Six Honest Serving Men" - "I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who."

These questions have become the basis of classic investigative journalism.

Wabisabi Learning has expanded on Kipling's "5WH" in their "Ultimate Critical Thinking Cheatsheet", the details of which are included in this mind map for all those interested.