Steps Used In

Critical Reading
As Reasoning
1. IDENTIFYING ASSERTIONS
 Identify by a common type of assertion such
as fact, convention, opinion and preference
2. FORMULATING
COUNTERCLAIM
 Counterclaims are made to rebut a previous
claim
3. DETERMINING EVIDENCE
 Evidence is the details given by the authors
to support his/her claims
SAY YOUR CLAIM!
SITUATION 1
 Your father is against on your chosen
course in college. You prefer to take
Teacher Education while he likes you to
have Accountancy. How are you going to
say your counterclaim?
SITUATION 2
 You had caught your classmate cheating
on the three subjects during your
quarterly test. How are you going to say
your claim to your teacher?
SITUATION 3
 You are about to choose between the
two men wooing you based on your own
preferences. How will you inform each
of them of your choice?