{"id":570,"date":"2018-07-11T18:51:56","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T01:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/geog412\/?page_id=570"},"modified":"2019-08-27T11:34:40","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T18:34:40","slug":"readings-winter-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/geog412\/readings-winter-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Reading and Thinking Critically<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Define terms clearly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Consider multiple perspectives (points of view)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Examine arguments and assumptions underlying arguments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Which claims are being made?<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Distinguish between claims and opinions (claims can be verified objectively)<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0What assumptions underlie the claims?<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Do the claims support the conclusion(s)?<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Assess strength of evidence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Is there sufficient evidence to support the claims?<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Are the sources reliable and credible?<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What influence (if any) does the identity of the person\/organisation \u00a0have on the argument?<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Make up your own mind<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Formulate an informed opinion on the topic (using your judgment on the reliability of sources and evidence, as above).<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Express a cogent argument based on your opinion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading and Thinking Critically 1. Define terms clearly 2. Consider multiple perspectives (points of view) 3. Examine arguments and assumptions underlying arguments \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Which claims are being made? \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Distinguish between claims and opinions (claims can be verified objectively) \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/geog412\/readings-winter-2019\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27117,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-570","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/geog412\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/geog412\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/geog412\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/geog412\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/geog412\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/geog412\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":890,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/geog412\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/570\/revisions\/890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/geog412\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}