The document discusses evaluative statements and their components. It defines an evaluative statement as one that offers an assessment or value judgment, as opposed to a descriptive statement which presents facts. Evaluative statements cover three components of attitudes: the cognitive component of beliefs and knowledge; the affective component of emotions; and the behavioral component of intentions. Being able to evaluate statements helps transform them into judgments based on one's knowledge, attitudes, and intended behaviors.

3. 1.What is intertextuality?
2.What is hypertextuality?

4. 1. A big black bear sat on a big black
rug.
2. Tom threw Tim three thumbtacks.
3. He threw three free throws.
4. Nine nice night nurses nursing
nicely.
5. So, this is the sushi chef.

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7. 1. An intention to behave in a certain way toward someone
or something.
2. To develop a plan, system, or proposal carefully, thinking
about all of its details.
3. The beliefs, opinions, knowledge, and information held by
a person.
4.The emotional, or feeling, segment of an attitude.
5. A single declaration or remark.
6.Functions in a different way by offering an assessment in
the claim.

8. 1.What is evaluative statements?
2.What are the two types of meaning?
3.According to Rama Rao (2010) further expressed
that evaluative statements cover three components
of the attitudes, what are these?

9. Evaluation refers to the making of a value
judgment. The taking of a position in a controversy
involves value judgments. To support the position,
we have to make value judgments as well. Making
value judgment involves the use of certain criteria
against which we determine whether something is
good or bad, strong or weak, beautiful or ugly etc.
(www.In.edu.hk/eng/rhetoric/Argumentative/Evaluation.html)

10. Bunnin and Yu (2004) disclosed
that in philosophy of language
and ethics, some philosophers
suggest that we distinguish
between two kinds of meaning of
expressions.

11. Descriptive
Evaluative

12. Descriptive meaning contributes to a bare
presentation of facts, as in the claim "This strawberry
is sweet."
Evaluative meaning functions in a different way by
offering an assessment, as in the claim "This
strawberry is good."
The descriptive meaning of a statement can be
determined by its truth conditions, while the
evaluative meaning cannot. This is because the
descriptive meaning is constant while the evaluative
meaning varies with the reactions of those using the

13. Cognitive components of an attitude
The beliefs, opinions, knowledge, and information held by a
person.
Affective component of an attitude.
The emotional, or feeling, segment of an attitude.
Behavioral component of an attitude.
 An intention to behave in a certain way toward someone or
something.

14. Reading is not comprehensive
without having evaluated certain
statements therein. This time the
reader is able to transform
statements to judgements based on
their knowledge, attitude and
behavior

15. 1. Examine the entire text. Scan the part you find
significant. Jot down notes/ reasons what made it
significant.
2. Trace reliable evidence to support your views and
feelings .
3. Have a copy of the strengths and weaknesses. Once
organized, counter check the statements.
4. Evaluate whether or not your output covers the essential
elements and is worthy for sharing with the other readers.
5. Look back and reflect on the activity you have just

16. Evaluative statement: This research study
has groundbreaking results.
Descriptive statement: This research study
conducted an experiment with 50
participants.

18. 1.What is an evaluative statement?
2.What is the difference between an evaluative
statement and a descriptive statement?
3.Why is it important to evaluate statements in a text?
4.Aside from the mentioned, give one or more tip to
evaluate a statement.
5.According to Rama Rao (2010) further expressed
that evaluative statements cover three components of
the attitudes, what are these?

19. 1.What is evaluative statements?
2.What are the two types of meaning?
3.According to Rama Rao (2010) further
expressed that evaluative statements cover
three components of the attitudes, what are
these?