Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Chapter 7 : Evaluations: What's Judged // Inference to Identify Implied Main Ideas

Chapter 7 : Inference to Identify Implied Main Ideas





Evaluations What's Judged:

Evaluations make judgments about worth on the basis of standards that may be conscious or unconscious. It can help us react quickly to situation where our survival is a stake. Evaluations are not facts. Factual reports keep the distinction between facts and evaluations clear.
Propaganda employs many sophisticated manipulative techniques of persuasion. One of these is the use of hidden evaluations. A critical thinker knows how to recognize and detach from the influence of propaganda.
Connotative words convey evaluations that can be used to sway our opinions. When we think critical.

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