critical reading

• 1 Thessalonians 5:21: '"But test them all; hold on to what is good,"'
• Critical reading


  Looking for ways of thinking
• Explicit claims


  Claims that are directly stated in the text
• Implicit claims


  Claims that are suggested or implied in the text
• Explicit claim


  • "Please close the window!"
  • "His eyes are blue."
• Implicit claim


  • "It's so cold in here."
  • "I am in a hurry, we'll talk about it later."
• Characteristics of a good claim

  • Argumentative and debatable
  • Specific and focused
  • Interesting and engaging
  • Logical
• Claim of fact


  • A claim that can be proven true or false
  • Example: "Smoking is dangerous to one's health."
• Claim of value

  • A claim that expresses a personal opinion or judgment
  • Example: "Honesty is the best policy."
• Claim of policy


  • A claim that proposes a course of action
  • Example: "Euthanasia is immoral."
• Statements to identify claim types

  • Claim of fact
  • Claim of value
  • Claim of fact
  • Claim of value
  • Claim of policy
• Context


  The text's background socially, politically, culturally, or historically
• Hypertext


  A non-linear way of showing information, beyond the standard linear text
• Intertextuality


  The relationship between texts, where one text is influenced by or refers to another
• Types of intertextuality


  • Appropriation
  • Allusion
  • Parody