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• Hypertext


  A non-linear way to present information and is usually accomplished using "links"
• Hypertext


  • Links help the readers navigate further information about the topic being discussed and may also lead to other links that can direct the readers to various options
  • Rather than remaining static like traditional text, hypertext makes possible a dynamic organization of information through links and connections (called hyperlink)
  • A global hypertext system of information residing on servers linked across the internet
  • The foundation of the World Wide Web enabling users to click on the link to obtain more information on a subsequent page on the same site or from a website anywhere in the world
• Uniform Resource Locator (URL)


  A reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it

  
• Most web browsers display the URL of a web page above the page in an address bar

  
• The reader is free to navigate information by exploring the connections provided
• Intertext/Intertextuality


  A method of text development that enables the author to make another text based on another text
• One good reason why intertextuality occurs is perhaps the second writer is greatly affected or influenced by the first writer leading to a combination of imitation and creation
• Intertextuality


  Technically defined as a process of text development that merges two more processes such as imitation and creation in doing a text
• The term intertextuality was first used by Bulgarian-French philosopher and psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva in the 1960s
• Methods of intertextuality


  • Retelling
  • Pastiche
  • Quotation
  • Allusion
• Retelling


  The restatement of a story or re-expression of a narrative
• Quotation


  The method of directly lifting the exact statements or set of words from a text another author has made
• Allusion


  A writer or speaker explicitly or implicitly pertains to an idea or passage found in another text without the use of quotation
• Pastiche


  A text developed in a way that it copies the style or other properties of another text without making fun of it unlike in a parody
• The third step is to analyze the information gathered and draw conclusions about what is causing the problem or issue.
• The third step is to analyze the information gathered and draw conclusions based on it.
• The second step is to gather information about the situation, including data on the current state of affairs and any relevant historical context.
• The second step is to gather information about the situation, including data on the current state of affairs and any relevant background information.
• Informal fallacies are errors in reasoning that do not follow the rules of logic but still have some persuasive power.
• The sixth step is to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented solutions or actions.
• The fifth step is to implement the recommended solutions or actions.
• Informal fallacies are errors in reasoning that do not follow the rules of logic but can still be persuasive because they appeal to emotions rather than reason.
• The first step is to identify the specific problem or issue at hand.
• The fourth step is to develop solutions or recommendations to address the identified problems or issues.
• The fifth step is to implement the chosen solution and monitor its effectiveness.
• The fourth step is to develop solutions based on the analysis, considering factors such as feasibility, cost, and impact.
• The sixth step is to evaluate the success of the implemented solution and make necessary adjustments if needed.
• Critical reading


  Engaging in analytic activity which involves the reader by asking questions about the text and the author's claim
• Critical readers


  • Evaluating, analyzing, and interpreting the assertion of the hidden meaning of the whole text
• Reasoning


  An act of giving statements for justification and explanation
• Reasoning


  The 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
• Steps used in critical reading as reasoning

  1. Identifying assertions

  2. Formulating counterclaim

  3. Determining evidence
• Identifying assertions


  Identify by a common type of assertion such as fact, convention, opinion and preference
• Formulating counterclaim

  Counterclaims are made to rebut a previous claim
• Determining evidence


  Evidence is the details given by the authors to support his/her claims
• Example of critical reading as reasoning


  • You are asking your father for an android cellphone, that is your claim. Then your father answers you. "No, you can't!" this is his counterclaim. He might say that you already have a cellphone.
  • You might say that you could use it in your online classes because Android cellphone would be very useful in this new normal classroom set-up.
• Different forms of hedges

  • Modals: may, could, would, should, might, certain, must, etc.
  • Frequency adverbs: usually, generally, commonly
  • Probability adverbs: probably, possibly, presumably
• Example of hedges

  • The common colds must be caused by a virus.
  • The common virus is certain to be caused by a virus.
• Evaluative statement


  A statement that states one's sound judgment about something through writing which is supported by reasons and evidences. It also presents the strengths and weaknesses of something based on a set of criteria which needs to be factual, substantial, and unbiased.