Clarity in observation and thought processes is a better approach to understanding a problem and then finding resolve. Critical thinking pursues extremes to extremes, based upon the judgement and murky discernments of ancient men who were near deified for pointing at the moon and hanging some labels on it.
Defining terrorism is easy once people figure out that the ones using fear to get and maintain what they want are they, themselves, In every way that they align themselves to accept or react with fear based systems of control.
No personal fears = defeated (undefined) terrorist plots
RE: Critical Thinking Exercise: Why is Terrorism so Hard to Define?