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Essay writing (for example exercises that you are arguing for one side vs the other) is major part how you learn critical thinking.
I suspect that the educated people who were anti vax during covid most likely paid others to write essays for them.
I think it can play a part and help many though your statement feels as though you're implying it's required for critical thinking. I could be wrong however. I bring it up because I don't feel like the essays I've had to write contributed to my understanding of critical thinking as much as empathy did.
If you didn't mean it that way, carry on! If you did, I'd be very interested to learn what makes it intrinsic to the critical thinking framework.