Before reading on, note what evidence you can think of which might support/refute what is claimed here (which incidentally is not a straightforward causal claim but a more general claim about a...

Before reading on, note what evidence you can think of which might support/refute what is claimed here (which incidentally is not a straightforward causal claim but a more general claim about a scientifi c phenomenon).

Consider the claim that ‘working systematically through this text will improve your critical thinking ability’. What evidence do you think would show this to be true or false?