Once I saw the command, I knew that it made sense and it was the right one, because it's something I had in the back of my head, I just couldn't summon the spec

Once I saw the command, I knew that it made sense and it was the right one, because it's something I had in the back of my head, I just couldn't summon the specific syntax. I wouldn't count that as critical thinking, although I guess it depends on how you define the term.