In an effort to be pejorative, you have reduced the process of learning to a basic regurgitation of facts. Rather, learning about reasoning is more about develo

In an effort to be pejorative, you have reduced the process of learning to a basic regurgitation of facts. Rather, learning about reasoning is more about developing a framework that allows one to construct claims based on available information and then check the veracity of those claims while avoiding all, or at least typical, fallacies. Critical thinking requires a certain amount of rigor, which formal education is well-suited to impart. It can be self-taught with a hefty dose of discipline, but it cannot be intuited.