Can be gathered through interacting with other people, watching TV, listening to music, and browsing the Internet
As the receiver of information, you must be able to carefullyexamine the reasons that support the beliefs or points of view of someone
Author's reason for writing
To inform
To prove a point
To validate an argument
To instruct or giveadvice
To expressopinions and arguments
To entertainreaders and narrateone'spersonalexperiences
Author's point ofview
The perspective by which the writer expresses his/her ideas
Point of view in different types of writing
Firstpersonpointofview in a narrative essay
Thirdpersonpointofview in a formal essay or informational text
It is important to be able to judge whether the author's point is well supported by reasons and pieces of evidence
When you write
1. Make good points
2. Support them with good and solid pieces of evidence to establish relevance to your claims
In this way, you can make a more informed decision about what should be your own judgment
It is also important for you to be able to critically evaluate ideas arguments, and points of view
Being critical in analyzing and evaluating information
Enables you to distinguish the ideas that claim truth, determine arguments and points of view that you can trust, and characterize the ideas that you think may not be backed up by facts
Practicing these skills enables you to become an autonomous thinker
