Critical reading as reasoning MIDTERMS

a statement based on facts but is difficult to objectively verify because of the uncertainty of producing satisfactory proofs of soundness.

Statement of opinion

declarative sentences that give one's belief about something else as if it is true though it may not be

assertions

a statement that asserts facts based on one's understanding

claim

is just the opposite of claim, a statement that contradicts one's claim and is usually proven and supported by both reasons and evidences.

counterclaim

are claims made to rebut a prevous claim

counterclaims

evidence is the details given by the authors to support his/her claims

determining evidence

a statement that states one's sound judgement about something through writing which is supported by reasons and evidences

evaluative statement

is the statement that proves the truth of a claim and generally leads to the conclusion of an argument

evidence

counterclaims are made to rebut a previous claim

formulating a counterclaim

usually, generally, commonly

frequency adverbs

Identify by a common type of assertion such fact, convention, opinion and preference

identifying assertions

may, could, would, should, might, certain, must, etc.

modals

probably, possibly, presumably

probability adverbs

is the part of an argument where a statement offers an explanation behind a party's claim

reason

means to contradict someone's statement through a formal arguement.

rebut

something is done similar to traditions and norms, can be verified only by reference to historical precedents laws, rules, usage and customs

statement of convention

can be proven objectively by direct experience, testimonies of witnesses, verified observations or the results of research

statement of fact

personal choice in which the writer is under no obligation to support or prove the truthfulness of the statement

statement of preference

defined as the details given by the author in order to support his/her claims, it reveals the position of the writer and makes the reading more interesting.

textual evidence