Engaging in analytic activity which involves the reader by askingquestions about the text and the author's claim
Critical readers
Evaluating, analyzing, and interpreting the assertion of the hidden meaning of the entire text
Reasoning
Act of giving statements for justification and explanation
Reasoning
Ability of someone to defend something by giving out reasons
When reading critically, it is necessary to question the different arguments used by the author, as any problem can weaken the authenticity of the conclusion
Critical reading is not meant to criticize but to assess the validity of textual evidence
Types of assertions to identify
Fact
Convention
Opinion
Preference
Counterclaim
Made to rebut a previous claim
Evidence
Details given by the authors to support his/her claims
When writing a counterclaim, it is needed to use hedges, which are words or phrases that give a courteous tone
