CRITICAL

READING AS
REASONING
CRITICAL READING 
requires you to evaluate the arguments in the
text. ... this also means being aware of your
opinions and assumptions (positive and negative)
of the text you are reading so you can evaluate it
honestly.
REASONING
is an act of giving statements for justification and explanation. it is the ability of
someone to defend something by giving out reasons.
AS A CRITICAL READER
YOU SHOULD REFLECT
ON:
-what the text says:  after critically reading a
piece you should be able to take notes,
paraphrasing - in your own words - the key points.
-what the text describes: you should be
confident that you have understood the text
sufficiently to be able to use your own examples
and compare and contrast with other writing on
the subject in hand.
-interpretation of the text: this means that you should be able to
fully analyze the text and state a meaning for the text as a whole.

CRITICAL READING means being able to

reflect on what a text says, what it describes and
what it means by scrutinizing the style and
structure of the writing, the language used as well
as the content.
REASONING IN CRITICAL
READING
-critical reading means engaging in what
you read by asking yourself questions such as,
'what is the author trying to say?' or 'what is the
main argument being presented?' critical
reading involves presenting a reasoned argument
that evaluates and analyses what you have read.
-critical reading involves presenting a reasoned
argument that evaluates and analyses what you
have read.  being critical, therefore - in an academic
sense - means advancing your understanding, not
dismissing and therefore closing off learning.
EVALUATIVE STATEMENT
• it is a way of giving better explanations to show
the strength and weakness of something through
writing. 
• it presents a value judgement based on a set of
criteria
•it is used in giving a sound judgement- a
judgement that can be backs up or supported by
valid reasons or proofs
• it is the writer' s way of explaining why a strength is a strength and a
weakness a weakness based on the evidence gathered.

How to formulate an evaluative

statement?
-evaluative statements about a text are formulated
after having read the text carefully and critically.
-grasping the essence of the text and checking for
possible fallacies in the argument
GENERALIZATION
-critical reading requires you analyze or asses
certain text and being aware of opinions and
assumptions (positive or negative),
-critical reading involves presenting a reasoned
argument that evaluates and analyses what you
have read. while
-reasoning is an act of every individual to defend
and explain themselves by giving out reasons,
-critical reading as reasoning means engaging in
what you read and involve presenting a reasoned
argument that evaluates and analyses what you
have read.

-evaluative statement it is a way of giving better

explanations to show the strength and weakness of
something.
Thank you !