Critical Reading

Question 1

is engaging in analytic activity which involves the reader by asking questions about the text and the author’s claim.

Answer 1

Critical reading

Question 2

are doing the process of evaluating, analyzing, and interpreting the assertion of the hidden meaning of the entire text.

Answer 2

Critical readers

Question 3

is an academic skill. It is a careful, thorough, thoughtful, and
active reading strategy.

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Critical Reading

Question 4

advances the understanding of the reader by not taking the text by its face value.

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Critical reading

Question 5

as defined in Merriam-Webster dictionary, is an act of giving statements for justification and explanation.

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REASONINGS

Question 6

It is the ability of someone to defend something by giving out reasons.

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REASONINGS

Question 7

is not meant to criticize but to assess the validity of textual evidence.

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CRITICAL READING

Question 8

Identify by a common type of assertion such as fact, convention, opinion, and preference

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Identifying assertions

Question 9

Identify by a common type of assertion such as ___, _____, ______, and ______

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fact, convention, opinion, and preference

Question 10

are made to rebut a previous claim

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Counterclaim

Question 11

is the details given by the authors to support his/her claims

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Evidence

Question 12

STEPS USED IN CRITICAL READING AS REASONING

Answer 12

Identifying assertions
Formulating a counterclaim
Determining evidence

Question 13

which are words or phrases that give a
courteous tone.

Answer 13

Hedges

Question 14

DIFFERENT FORMS OF HEDGES

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Modals
Probability adverbs
Frequency adverbs