Critical Response
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Critical Analysis: Analysis/Evaluation Form
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I. Introduction
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Author’s Claim:
Brief summary/overview of the article:
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My overall thesis (evaluation) of the article:
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II. Structure
What organizational structure does the author use? (cause/effect, comparison/contrast, listing, definition, examples, etc.). Fill in the chart below.
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Is the organizational structure a logical choice and work well for the evidence? Explain.
Does the organizational structure flow well and enhance understanding?
III. Evidence
What kind of evidence is used to support the claim? (testimony, facts/statistics, analogies, hypotheticals, etc.) Fill in the chart below with representative examples.
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Does evidence appear sufficient, relevant, and accurate? How does the type of evidence support (or detract from) the author’s claim? Explain.
Does the evidence rely on ethos, pathos, or logos? How does the appeal of the evidence support (or detract from) the author’s claim? Explain and give examples.
On what type of evidence does the author mainly rely? What other evidence would have been helpful? Explain
Are there any failures in logic? Explain.
IV. Language
What is the tone of the article? (provide evidence from the text)
What are some interesting uses of language in the text?
How does the author’s use of language support or detract from the claim/message?
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V. Author Credibility
Who is the author? Is he/she/they credible? (do some research beyond the article itself)
What is the author’s purpose?
Who is the intended audience?
What are the author’s biases and/or assumptions (provide evidence from text)
What is the author’s worldview? (justify your answer with evidence from text)
VI. Evaluation
How effective is the claim that the author makes (taking everything into consideration)?
VII. Additional Source (s):
Title of Article/Webpage:______________________________________________________
Author: __________________________________________________
Publication date: ___________________________ Source: _________________________
What information will you use from this source:
How will you use this to support your Analysis: