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• A man was outside taking a walk, when it started to rain. The man didn't have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes got soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. Why is that?
• He is bald.
• What five letters becomes shorter when you add two letters in it?
• CRITICAL READING AS REASONING Lesson 6
• Reading


  The process in which the information from the text and the knowledge possessed by the reader get together to produce meaning.
• Critical reading


  It is an academic skill which involves careful, thorough, thoughtful, and active reading strategy.
• Strategies of critical reading

  • Previewing
  • Annotating
  • Summarizing
  • Analyzing
  • Re-reading
  • Responding
• Previewing


  It refers to gathering as much information about the text as you can before you read it.
• Annotating


  This involves jotting down notes in the text as you read it.
• Summarizing


  It is shortening the text to test comprehension.
• Analyzing


  This pertains to breaking the text down to its part.
• Re-reading


  This means reading the text several times to make as much meaning as possible.
• Responding


  It is reacting to what you have read.
• Information can be effective if it is compatible with one's organizational philosophy and style, risk management practices, and budget.
• Factors that determine the reader's ability to learn should be considered first and then incorporate new knowledge and behaviors into everyday living.
• Factors that determine the reader's ability to learn

  • Appearance
  • Reading level
  • Comprehension
  • Accuracy
• Appearance


  The first thing that attracts the reader's attention, and it has something to do with design.
• Reading level


  Is typically expressed as the grade of education a reader needs to understand the information.
• Comprehension


  A common language that builds on what the readers already know improves understanding, and increase compliance.
• Accuracy


  No review would be complete without an assessment of scientific accuracy. Considers the authors' and reviewers reliability.
• Types of assertion


  • Statement of convention
  • Statement of fact
  • Statement of opinion
  • Statement of preference
• Statement of convention


  It is a way in which something is done, similar to traditions and norms. Conventions depend on historical precedents, laws, rules, usage, and customs. Thus, their truthfulness is verified by how commonly held definitions and beliefs are interpreted.
• Statement of fact


  This is a statement that can be proven objectively by direct experience, testimonies of witnesses, verified observations, or the results of research. Because statements of fact can be double-checked for accuracy, there is general agreement about the truth they posit.
• Statement of opinion


  Opinions are based on facts, but are difficult to objectively verify because of the uncertainty of producing satisfactory proofs of soundness. They result from ambiguities; the more ambiguous a statement, the more difficult it is to verify. Thus, they are open to disputes.
• Statement of preference

  Are based on personal choice; therefore, they are subjective and cannot be objectively proven or logically attack.
• Design

  is the organization of color, type, and graphics on the page- the appearance of the materials.