Thursday, January 8, 2026

Reading and Writing Skills

Determining Textual Evidence

To better evaluate the author's argument, you should be able to determine the evidence from the text. This will allow you to validate the...

How to formulate counterclaims?

To be an effective critical thinker, it is not enough just to be able to identify claims and assertions. The ability to analyze an...

How to identify assertions?

Becoming a good critical reader means that you are able to logically evaluate the claims of the writer. Any writer would want the reader...

Identifying the Context of Text Development

Context Being a critical reader also involves understanding that texts are always developed with a certain context. A text is neither written nor read in...

The Different Types of Claims

Now that you know the characteristics of a good claim, you will be introduced to the different types of claims that a writer can...

What are claims?

Knowing how to identify explicit and implicit information will help you with one of the most important skills needed in critical reading: evaluating the...

Determining Explicit and Implicit Information

In the journey of becoming a proficient reader—whether you are analyzing a short story by Nick Joaquin or scrolling through the latest news on...

Different Techniques in Developing Critical Reading Skills

To show how some critical reading strategies are used, let us first read the following excerpt from the presidential address of Manuel L. Quezon...
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