all the sudden become dumbstruck and start asking them how to fix things "you can't quite figure out". Then a "damn dude, how did you do that? Youre ALOT smarter than i thought." and then overcomplicate how you were thinking it and point out how they simplified your thinking on the process. It may engage the drive in them.

Demonstrate/discuss the process of thinking and changing your mind, on issues large and small. If you want to teach people that it's OK to change your mind and grow in knowledge, be ready to give show them concrete examples in your life: what did you used to believe (and why) and what do you now believe (and why).

"I used to think I would never get an SUV, but it's the right vehicle for my family right now."

"I used to vote based on party because I trusted them, but now I read about the candidates. I'm still mostly ...... but not always, because I don't agree with them about ...... ."

Once self-reflection has developed enough, the idea of ideas manifests.

Get Americans to research and think about complex ideas? Good luck. If it's not likes and selfies most will just take anything with a grain of salt and after u walk away it will never cross their mind again. Headlines are about as far as their research goes.

You can lead someone to a book but you can't make them read it. I dunno...perhaps discussions about anything with deeper content and meaning at work might be problematic.

Maybe make it about them. If they can't think critically then bring the thinking to a personal level so they can more readily connect to it. They are more likely to be invested if they think these topics are directly affecting them. Just an idea.