1. © 2002 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Chapter 6: Critical Reading PowerPoint by JoAnn Yaworski, 2001 Reading Across the Disciplines: College Reading and Beyond, 1/e Kathleen McWhorter

2. © 2002 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers In this chapter you will learn how to:  Distinguish between fact and opinion  Determine the author’s purpose  Recognize the author’s tone  Identify words that are frequently used to describe the author’s tone  Evaluate data and evidence

3. © 2002 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Fact or Opinion? Facts:  Statements that can be verified  Statements that can be proven to be true or false Opinions:  Statements that express feelings, attitudes, or beliefs  Statements that are neither true nor false

4. © 2002 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Examples of Facts  More than 1 million teenagers become pregnant every year.  The costs of medical care increase every year.

5. © 2002 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Examples of Opinions  Government regulation of our private lives should be halted immediately.  By the year 2025, most Americans will not be able to afford routine health care.

6. © 2002 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Author’s Purpose  To present information  To compile facts  To express an opinion  To write for a specific interest group

7. © 2002 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Purpose: to give information About 14,000 ocean-going ships pass through the Panama Canal each year. This averages to about three ships per day.

8. © 2002 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Purpose: to persuade New Unsalted Dry Roasted Almonds. Finally, a snack with a natural flavor and without salt. We simply shell the nuts and dry-roast them until they’re crispy and crunchy. Try a jar this week.

9. © 2002 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Purpose: to amuse Man is the only animal that blushes or has a need to.

10. © 2002 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Purpose: to explain If a choking person has fallen down, first turn him or her face up. Then knit together the fingers of both your hands and apply pressure with the heel of your bottom hand to the victim’s abdomen.

11. © 2002 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Purpose: to give advice If your boat capsizes, it is usually safer to cling to the boat than to try to swim ashore.

12. © 2002 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Author’s Tone  Instructive  Sympathetic  Persuasive  Humorous  Nostalgic

13. © 2002 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Words Describing Author’s Tone  Cheerful  Optimistic  Sarcastic  Formal  Mocking  Nostalgic  Serious  Solemn  Sympathetic  Indignant  Distressed  Cynical  Amused  Joyful  Earnest  Detached

14. © 2002 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Types of Evidence  Personal experience or observation  Expert Opinion  Research citation  Statistical data  Examples, descriptions of particular events, or illustrative situations  Analogies  Historical documentation

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