| Critical reading: | Gaining insights and understanding that go beyond comprehending the topic, main idea, and supporting details.
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| Purpose: | An author's reason for writing.
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| Intended audience: | People an author has in mind as his or her audience.
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| Point of view: | An author's position (opinion) on an issue.
Point of view is also known as the author's argument or author's bias.
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| Author's bias: | The side of an issue an author favors.
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| Tone: | Manner of writing (choice of words and style) that reveals an author's attitude towards a topic.
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| Intended meaning: | What an author wants readers to understand even when his or her words seem to be saying something different.
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