Perhaps the most interesting point brought up by Kantz, facts are not immune to analyses. Often, we utilize facts in our papers as Exhibit sources, which means we introduce and implement them into the greater scheme of our papers. However, students tend to accept the facts as they are without further investigation.
As critical thinkers, we need to place a greater emphasis on qualifying and investigating the facts before or while we implement them into our writing. Further inquiry forces our papers to a greater level of understanding of the conversation we try to enter. This serves the same function as adding a “naysayer” into our argument in order to refute and/or qualify weaknesses in it.