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Critical reading depends on the reader's ability to effectively evaluate what he reads. This chapter will show you how to judge the accuracy and worth of what you read. You will also learn how to evaluate what you read through the process of asking eight questions. These questions are (1) What is the source of the material? (2) Is an Internet source reliable? (3) What is the authority of the author? (4) Does the author make assumptions? (5) Is the author biased? (6) Is the writing slanted? (7) How does the author support his or her ideas? (8) Does the author make value judgments? Examples, exercises and mastery tests will give you the opportunity to study and apply the strategies presented in this chapter on asking critical questions.
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