INI103H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Deductive Reasoning, Counterargument, Fallacy
16 Oct 2013
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Purpose of a critical analysis: to evaluate some else"s work, to increase your understanding of it. How authors convince readers: word choice, logical construction, bias, tone. How to critically analyse: critically read. Identify the issue, author"s pov, supporting arguments and support. Claims can be: claims of fact. Grades measure neither intelligence nor achievement : claims of value. Makes judgements and supports these with evidence and assumptions. Try to prove something is good/bad, wrong/right etc: claims of policy. The claim that a certain condition should exist. Assert what the author feels is a necessity. Contains modal verbs like should, could, or must. Determine if the author supports his claim through: Sometimes facts can be interpreted and presented in the text in a biased way. Opinions: beliefs, interpretations of facts, value judgements, can be partial opinion and partial fact. The truth is, we ought to, i believe, we should, etc .
