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Critical Reading As Reasoning

The document discusses critical reading as an active and complex engagement with texts, emphasizing reasoning and the formulation of evaluative statements. It outlines the types of assertions, including statements of fact, opinion, convention, and preference, as well as the process of developing counterclaims. Additionally, it highlights the importance of textual evidence in supporting claims and counterclaims through various methods such as quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

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Critical Reading As Reasoning

The document discusses critical reading as an active and complex engagement with texts, emphasizing reasoning and the formulation of evaluative statements. It outlines the types of assertions, including statements of fact, opinion, convention, and preference, as well as the process of developing counterclaims. Additionally, it highlights the importance of textual evidence in supporting claims and counterclaims through various methods such as quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

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CRITICAL

READING AS
REASONING
Presented By : Group 2
CRITICAL READING
Reading critically does not necessarily mean being
critical of what you read.
What is the author What is the main
trying to say? argument being
presented?
REASONING
Reasoning is an act of giving statements for
justification and explanation. It is the ability of
someone to defend something by giving out reasons.
WHAT IS CRITICAL
READING AS
REASONING?
It means it is a more active way of
reading. It is deeper and more
complex engagement with a text.
FORMULATE EVALUATIVE
STATEMENTS ABOUT A TEXT
Formulating Assertion
Assertion is a stylistic approach or technique involving a strong
declaration, a forceful or confident and positive statement
regarding a belief or a fact.
Formulating
Counterclaim
Counterclaim is a statement that contradicts the claim. They
provide a contrasting perspective to the main argument and
made to rebut a previous claim.
FOUR TYPES OF ASSERTION
Statement of Fact ( Objective Claim ) - A statement verifiable as True or
1 False using evidence. It’s based on objective reality, not personal
feelings.

• Example - The capital of France is Paris ( This can be checked in


Maps )
Statement of Opinion ( Subjective Claim, Belief ) - A statement
2 reflecting a personal belief, judgment, or feeling. it’s not necessarily
provable or disprovable.

• Example - That painting is beautiful. ( Beauty is subjective; what one


person finds beautiful, another might not. )
FOUR TYPES OF ASSERTION
Statement of Convention ( Social Norm, Rule ) - A statement describing
3 a generally accepted rule, custom, or practice within a particular group
or society. It’s based on social agreement, not inherent truth.

• Example - it’s polite to say “Please” and “Thank you.” ( This is a


Social Expectation, not a law of nature. )

Statement of Preference ( Personal Choice, Taste ) - A statement


4 expressing a personal liking or choice. It’s based on individual taste and
is not subject to objective verification.

• Example - I prefer pizza to hamburger. ( This is a matter of personal


taste; there’s no right or wrong answer )
FORMULATE EVALUATIVE
STATEMENTS ABOUT A TEXT
Formulating Assertion
Assertion is a stylistic approach or technique involving a strong
declaration, a forceful or confident and positive statement
regarding a belief or a fact.
Formulating
Counterclaim
Counterclaim is a statement that contradicts the claim. They
provide a contrasting perspective to the main argument and
made to rebut a previous claim.
STEPS IN WRITING A
Step 1 COUNTERCLAIM
Step 2
Identify the main Argument Formulate the counterclaims

Step 3 Step 4
Provide supporting evidence Contruct the rebuttal

Step 5 Step 6
Integrate evidence smoothly And conclude effectively
EXAMPLES OF COUNTERCLAIMS
Homework helps students
Banning junk food in schools
reinforce learning and
promotes healthier eating
develop responsibility.
habits.
"Counterclaim: However, too
"Counterclaim: Some argue
much homework can lead to
that students should have the
stress and reduce time for
freedom to make their own
extracurricular activities and
food choices and learn self-
family."
discipline."
DETERMINES TEXTUAL EVIDENCE TO VALIDATE
ASSERTIONS AND COUNTERCLAIM EXAMPLE

Textual evidence is any specific detail


from a text that supports a claim or
counterclaim. It can be a direct quote, a
paraphrase, or a summary of
information from the text.
TYPES OF TEXTUAL
Referencing EVIDENCE
This is like giving a source for
your information.

Paraphrasing
This is like retelling a story in
your own words. You take the
main idea of a sentence or
paragraph and put it into your
own words.
TYPES OF TEXTUAL
Summarizing EVIDENCE
This is like giving a quick
overview of a text. You take
the most important points
and present them in a concise
Quoting
way.
This is like using the exact
words from the text. You put
the words inside quotation
marks to show that you're
using the author's exact
words.
IDENTIFICATI
ON
1. A stylistic approach or technique involving a strong
declaration, a forceful or confident and positive statement
regarding a belief or a fact.

2. A statement verifiable as True or False using evidence. It’s


based on objective reality, not personal feelings.

3. A statement reflecting a personal belief, judgment, or


feeling. it’s not necessarily provable or disprovable.
IDENTIFICATI
ON
4. A statement describing a generally accepted rule,
custom, or practice within a particular group or society. It’s
based on social agreement, not inherent truth.

5. A statement expressing a personal liking or choice. It’s


based on individual taste and is not subject to objective
verification.

6. A statement that contradicts the claim. They provide a


contrasting perspective to the main argument and made to
rebut a previous claim.
IDENTIFICATI
ON
7. This is like giving a source for your information.

8. This is like retelling a story in your own words. You take


the main idea of a sentence or paragraph and put it into
your own words.

9. This is like using the exact words from the text. You put the
words inside quotation marks to show that you're using the
author's exact words.

10. This is like giving a quick overview of a text. You take


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