1. Critical Reading & Critique: Part II

2. Let’s Begin with a Discussion… How did you assess your passage: Accuracy of Information? Significance of Information? Fair Interpretation of Information?

3. How do you evaluate persuasive writing? Did the author clearly define key terms? Use information fairly Argue logically not fallaciously

4. Clearly defined terms? What is freedom?

5. Fair Use of Information Is the information accurate and up-to-date? Has the author cited representative information?

6. Avoiding Logical Fallacies

7. Ad Hominen Argument Rejects the views by attacking the person who holds them

8. Faulty Cause and Effect One event precedes the other does not mean the first event caused the second.

9. Either/Or Reasoning Unwillingness to recognize complexity

10. Hasty Generalization Draw conclusions from too little information

11. False Analogy Comparing one person, event or thing to another when it is misleading or confusing

12. Begging the Question Assume as proven fact the thesis being argued.

13. Non Sequitur Does not follow. A conclusion does not follow from a premise.

14. Oversimplification Easy answers to complex problems.

15. Writing to Entertain Did the action at the end follow plausibly from what happened before? Were the characters shrill or two--dimensional? Was the tone preachy? Did I care? Was the language fresh and incisive or stale and predictable.

16. Now, a big moment… To what extent do you agree with the author? Identify the points of agreement and disagreement.

17. Organize Your Reaction Summarize the author’s position State your own position and elaborate on your reasons for holding it.

18. What is a Critique? Critique is a formalized, critical reading of a passage