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critical reading

AS A WAY OF THINKING AND REASONING

Critical reading is not simply reading, it involves bringing outside knowledge and values to bear to evaluate the text and decide what to perceive as true.The goals of critical reading are:

• to recognize the author's purpose
• to understand tone and persuasive elements
• to recognize bias

Benefits of reading critically

• You'll become a better and more intelligent reader and understand what you're reading at a deeper level.
• It'll make is easy for you to spot bad arguments, assertions without evidence, fallacies, fake news and scams.
• It'll improve your critical thinking skills.
• It'll stop you from being gullible and just blindly trusts what you hear and see from the internet.