Lesson: Evaluating the Purpose Flashcards
1
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Evaluating the purpose means
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thinking about what the information is doing to the reader.
2
Q
Knowing the purpose…
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helps you to know what the writer wants to achieve or accomplish.
3
Q
Details Of Purpose
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-What kind of details are there? Facts, opinions? Multiple opinions?
-Facts can be misleading, opinions can be supported.
4
Q
Usually you can spot bias when…
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The author uses a lot of opinions to support an idea.
5
Q
Point Of View
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-political or religious?
-Is it personal?
-Does the details about the person reflect the point of view?
6
Q
Persuasive purpose
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Emotional language with persuasive text is most likely to be biased.
7
Q
Language of Source
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-Emotional?
-Are they using big words?
