Gifted students use their advanced language abilities and communication skills to participate in intellectual banter. How might educators encourage them to have more thought provoking discussions? Since gifted kids generally learn rapidly, retain information easily, see unusual relationships, and have strong needs to know, they should be provided with challenging content that promotes complexity and depth of reasoning. Kaplan defines complexity "as the means by which knowledge is extended or broadened". This can be accomplished through analyzing points of view, exploring interdisciplinary connections, and examining how events and ideas are viewed over time. Depth of reasoning is often attributed to the original higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Changes were made to the taxonomy when it was revised during the 1990s. The revision recognizes the difference between evaluating factual information and conceptual knowledge, with the evaluation of conceptual knowledge demanding more in-depth reasoning. Some specific tools that can be used to imbed critical thinking in the curriculum are discussed. (Contains 1 figure.)