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Critical writing depends on critical __________.
Critical writing depends on critical __________.
False
In order to write your own analysis of a subject, you need to do careful critical reading of __________.
In order to write your own analysis of a subject, you need to do careful critical reading of __________.
False
To read critically is to make judgements about how a text is __________.
To read critically is to make judgements about how a text is __________.
False
When reading, it is important to avoid extracting lists of __________ and examples.
When reading, it is important to avoid extracting lists of __________ and examples.
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The key to critical reading is to read looking for ways of thinking about the __________ matter.
The key to critical reading is to read looking for ways of thinking about the __________ matter.
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A highly reflective skill required for critical reading is to 'stand back' and gain some distance from the text you are __________.
A highly reflective skill required for critical reading is to 'stand back' and gain some distance from the text you are __________.
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Critical reading attempts to assess how central claims are developed or argued.
Critical reading attempts to assess how central claims are developed or argued.
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The audience of a text may include other scholars or authors with differing viewpoints.
The audience of a text may include other scholars or authors with differing viewpoints.
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Different disciplines, such as history, sociology, philosophy, and biology, have the same ways of arguing.
Different disciplines, such as history, sociology, philosophy, and biology, have the same ways of arguing.
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Supporting evidence is not important for developing an argument.
Supporting evidence is not important for developing an argument.
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Examine the evidence in step 3 allows an understanding of how evidence is used to develop the argument and its controlling claims and concepts.
Examine the evidence in step 3 allows an understanding of how evidence is used to develop the argument and its controlling claims and concepts.
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Critical reading aims to make judgements about context, including the historical context in which the text is written.
Critical reading aims to make judgements about context, including the historical context in which the text is written.
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