Evaluative Statement and Assertion Flashcards
IT IS A STATEMENT THAT STATES ONE’S SOUND JUDGEMENT ABOUT SOMETHING THROUGH WRITING WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY REASONS AND EVIDENCES.
EVALUATIVE STATEMENT
these are statements that sound true but are generally based on common opinions
stereotypes
___ ARE USUALLY WRITTEN IN ORDER FOR A WRITER TO CONVEY HIS OR HER IDEAS OR FEELINGS TOWARDS A PARTICULAR WORK OF LITERATURE, AND CONVINCE OR INFLUENCE THE READERS TO TAKE AND AGREE WITH HIS/HER IDEAS OR VIEWS.
assertions
most common types of assertion
basic assertion
emphatic assertion
i-language assertion
IS A TYPE OF ASSERTION THAT DIRECTLY EXPRESSES THE WRITER’S FEELINGS AND BELIEFS THROUGH SIMPLE STATEMENTS.
basic assertion
INVOLVES EXPRESSING EMPATHY AND EXPOUNDING ON HOW THE WRITER UNDERSTANDS THE FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS OF THE LITERARY AUTHOR. THIS TYPE MAY BE USED IN BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL WRITING.
emphatic assertion
EXPRESSES THE FEELINGS AND PREFERENCES OF THE WRITER. THIS TYPE IS CALLED I-LANGUAGE BECAUSE THE WRITER USUALLY USES THE PRONOUN ‘I’ IN ASSERTING DISAGREEMENT.
i-language assertion