critical reading and critique
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This is the presentation that I gave with Jheel Mehta and Harshil Mehta for ENG-112 course. Here we have explained the entire Critical Reading and Critique chapter in a very visual form.TRANSCRIPT
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…