Lesson 7: Critical Reading as a Form of Reasoning

Question 1

engaging in analytic activity which involves the reader by asking
questions about the text and the author’s claim. Critical readers are doing the process
of evaluating, analyzing, and interpreting the assertion of the hidden meaning of the
entire text.

Answer 1

critical reading

Question 2

an act of
giving statements for justification and explanation. It is the ability of someone to defend
something by giving out reasons.

Answer 2

reasoning

Question 3

steps used in critical reading as reasoning

Answer 3

identifying assertions, formulating a counterclaim, and determining evidence

Question 4

words or phrases that give a
courteous tone.

Answer 4

hedges

Question 5

different forms of hedges

Answer 5

modals, frequency adverbs, and probability adverbs