Developing Critical Reading Skills, 6/e Deanne Spears,
City College of San Francisco
Exercises
Chapter ObjectivesEVALUATING ARGUMENTS: PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL READINGBuilding on the primary skills from Chapter 8, the second chapter of Part IV examines more complex elements of argumentation, specifically how writers of argumentative prose intentionally or unintentionally go wrong. Learning to recognize these deceptive techniques will sharpen your critical reading skills and safeguard your ability to think independently. As before, the chapter ends with some editorials for further practice. Here are the specific skills addressed in Chapter 9:
Inductive and Deductive Reasoning |
| | | Problems with Inductive and Deductive Arguments |
| | | Emotional Appeals in Arguments |
| | | Bias and Other Deceptive Techniques |
| | | Bias and Other Deceptive Techniques |
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