Identifying and Analyzing

CLAIMS
Critical reading means that you are able to distinguish the
information that is clearly stated.
Critical reading also means that you are able to distinguish
the information that is clearly stated.

I m p l i c i t v s E x p l i c i t
Critical reading also means that you are able to distinguish
the information that is clearly stated.

I m p l i c i t v s E x p l i c i t
Critical reading also means that you are able to distinguish
the information that is clearly stated.

I m p l i c i t v s E x p l i c i t
Implicit
information is
something that is
implied and that
is not stated in
the text.
Critical reading also means that you are able to distinguish
the information that is clearly stated.

I m p l i c i t v s E x p l i c i t
Explicit
Implicit
information is
information is
clearly written
something that is
and explained in
implied and that
the text so the
is not stated in
reader will not be
the text.
confused.
Defining Claims
A claim or a central argument or
thesis statement of the text.

A writer tries to prove the text by

providing details, explanation, and
other types of evidence.
 Characteristics of a good claim:
A claim should be argumentative and debatable

A claim should be specific and focused

A claim should be interesting and engaging

A claim should be logical

Here are some question to help you determine the writer's claim while you are reading a text:
What is the Author's main point?
What is the Author's position regarding it?
Types
of
Claims
CLAIMS OF
CLAIMS OF

CLAIMS OF
ASSERTION
CLAIMS OF

CLAIMS OF
ASSERTION
CLAIMS OF

POLICY
 States a quantifiable assertion, or a
measurable topic. They assert that something
CLAIMS OF has existed, exists, or will exist bared on data.

When determining whether something is a

claim of fact, the folloing are useful:

Is this issue related to a possible cause of effect?

Is this statement true or false? How can its

truthfulness be verified?

Is this claim controversial or debatable?

 Assert something that can be qualified. They

CLAIMS OF
consist of arguments about morals, philosophical,
or aesthetic topics. These types of topics try to

ASSERTION
prove that some values are more or less desirable
compared to others.
In order to discover these explanation, you may
ask the following questions:

Which claims endorse what is good or right?

What qualities should be considered good? Why is

that so?

What are some concrete examples of such values?

Specific actions should be chosen as solutions to
a particular problem. You can easily identify a
claim of policy because they begin with " should, CLAIMS OF
"ought to", or "must".

POLICY
The following questions will be useful in
evaluating a claim:

Does the claim suggest a specific remedy to solve

the roblem?

Is the policy clearly defined?

How does the policy solve the problem?

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