Man. I keep trying to reply, and end up with novels.
Maybe if I try to narrow the subject down...what sort of examples do you want? Is there an article you might want me to look at and comment on?
I noticed a lot of what I was writing when attempting to answer ended up on the subject of critical thinking and logic...my experience writing just assists those skills. And I hesitate to speak on it too long because I'm self-taught, and folks who have majored in university or such might be better sources? Or at least have jargon and sources I'm missing...
But anyway...when approached from the idea that the topic is more about logic and thinking skills than strictly writing, I guess I narrow my thinking on this down to:
(Also note I used the charged word "crying" above. That's an example of a value judgment that should be questioned before agreeing/disagreeing with it.)