Critical Reading (Reading Critically)
Emphasis key words
-above all -most of all -primarily -in large measure -essentially -especially -particularly -indeed
Continuation keywords
-also -furthermore -in addition -as well as -moreover -plus -at the same time -equally
implied
-author does not include it but it requires you to determine
inference
-author sets up all the evidence but forces you to realize his conclusion
Evidence keywords
-because -for -since -the reason is
Contrast keywords
-but -however -although -not -nevertheless -despite -alternatively -unless -through -by contrast -yet -still -otherwise -while -notwithstanding
assumptions
-implied evidence
illustration keywords
-in the words of -according to -as ___ says -to __ -for ___ -___ claims that
opinion
-interjects the authors feelings on or evolution of a subject
sequence keywords
-second -next -finally -recently
argument
-set of reasons an author uses to convince you of some point
Conclusion key words
-thus -consequently -hence -in conclusion -it can be seen -so -we conclude -therefore
fact
-unbiased observation
explicit
-when author directly states these ideas in the passage