It is the social, cultural,

political, historical and

other related circumstances
that surround the text and
form the terms from which
it can be better understood
and evaluated.
 It is the modeling
of a text’s meaning
by another text.
It is simply a non-
linear way of
presenting
information.
 CONGRATULATIONS!
You have just won
PHP 100,000
from a contest!
All you need to do to claim your prize is
to provide your personal information,
along with some credit cards.
That easy and that fast!
1. Will you believe this text message?
2. What are you going to do about it?
3. Do you think that you have
chosen the right decision?
•Did I even enter such contest?
•Why is this person asking for such
confidential information through
text message?
•Did I even join any contests lately?
At the end of the lesson the students should be able
to:
1.define Critical Reading as Reasoning;
2.explain critical reading as looking way of
thinking
3.show importance of critical reading and
critical thinking in our daily lives.
• Critical reading is the process of reading that goes
beyond just understanding a text.
• Critical reading often involves asking questions about
the reading.
• Critical reading involves presenting a reasoned
argument that evaluates and analyses what you have
read. Being critical, therefore - in an academic sense
- means advancing your understanding, not
dismissing and therefore closing off learning.
•According to Merriam-
Webster Dictionary,
reasoning is an act of giving
statements for justification
and explanation.
•it is a confident and forceful statement of
fact or belief.
•Assertions are declarative sentences that
claim something is true about something
else.
• It is a sentence that is either true or
false.
1. The planet in the solar system
that is closest to the sun is Mercury.
2. Turn your plate when someone
leaves in the middle of a meal.
3. The cellphones being
manufactured by IOS are way better
than those produced by Android.
4. Coffee taste better that milk tea
nowadays
It is a statement that can be
proven objectively by direct
experience, testimonies of
witnesses, verified
observations, or the results of
research.
1. Coffee taste better that milk tea
nowadays.
2. The cellphones being
manufactured by IOS are way better
than those produced by Android.
3. The planet in the solar system that
is closest to the sun is Mercury.
4. Turn your plate when someone
leaves in the middle of a meal.
The planet in the solar
system that is closest
to the sun is Mercury.
It is a way in which something
is done, similar to traditions
and norms. Conventions
depend on historical
precedent, laws, rules, usage,
and customs.
1.For me, Coffee taste better that
milk tea nowadays.
2. The cellphones being
manufactured by IOS are way better
than those produced by Android.
 Turn your plate
when someone
leaves in the middle
of a meal.
It is based on facts, but is
difficult to objectively verify
because of the uncertainty
of producing satisfactory
proofs of soundness.
1.For me, Coffee taste better that
milk tea nowadays.
2. The cellphones being
manufactured by IOS are way better
than those produced by Android.
The cellphones being
manufactured by IOS
are way better than
those produced by
Android.
It is based on personal
choice; therefore, they are
subjective and cannot be
objectively proven or
logically attacked.
 For me, Coffee
taste better that
milk tea
nowadays.
“A bear assertion is
not necessarily the
naked truth”.
What is the difference
between counterclaim
and evidence? Cite
examples