critical reading and critique

Critique and Critical Reading

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“Critical reading requires discernment, sensitivity,

imagination, knowledge of the subject, and above all,

willingness to become involved in what you read.”

Not only what the text says…

…but how the text portrays the subject

Learning the facts

Not critical reading

Appreciate an author’s perspective

Critical Reading

Purpose

to inform

to persuade

to entertain

Overlap

Inform

Accuracy

Significance of information

Information overload

Fair interpretation of information

Persuade

Discipline 1:

Clearly defined key words

Decent clothes…

flexible robust

scalableworld-class

cutting-edge

state-of-the-art

market-leading

mission-criticalindustry standard

best of breed

sustainable

Gobbledygook!!!

_____ will produce superior financial returns for shareowners by providing high value-added supply chain, transportation, business and related information services through focused operating companies. Customer requirements will be met in the highest quality manner appropriate to each market segment served. _____  will strive to develop mutually rewarding relationships with its employees, partners and suppliers. Safety will be the first consideration in all operations. Corporate activities will be conducted to the highest ethical and professional standards.

Fedex

Fedex

_____ will produce superior financial returns for shareowners by providing high value-added supply chain, transportation, business and related information services through focused operating companies. Customer requirements will be met in the highest quality manner appropriate to each market segment served. _____  will strive to develop mutually rewarding relationships with its employees, partners and suppliers. Safety will be the first consideration in all operations. Corporate activities will be conducted to the highest ethical and professional standards.

Toyota

Toyota

Hot and fresh pizzas in 30 minutes or less.

Discipline 2:

Fair use of information

Favored evidence

and

contrary evidence

Discipline 3:

Avoid logical fallacies

Using emotionally loaded

words

Ad Hominem

Faulty cause and effect

Either / Or

Hasty generalization

False analogy

Xth 84%

F.E 85%

XIIth 82%

Back to the question

Oversimplification

More reservations More development

Entertain

Agree

or

Disagree

Author’s conclusion

Your assessment

Strongly Agree

Somewhat

Agree

Somewhat

Disagree

StronglyDisagree

Influence of author’s assumptions

Critique

Summary..??

A critique is a formalized,

critical reading of a passage

CriticCritique

Writing a critique

Introduction

Summary

Analysis of the work

Your response

Conclusion

In conclusion…

JheelHarshil

Hrishikesh

One last thing…