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Towards academic reading

When you read an academic article, you are expected to use your own judgment to analyze the article instead of simply accepting what the authors say.

 

A critical analysis means asking questions such as:

Why do the authors say this?
Do the authors give enough strong evidence to support their conclusions? Do their claims contradict claims made by other authors?
What are the possible consequences of the authors' claims? Are there any other possible points of view?

Read the paragraph and answer the question below.

Imagine you are a law student writing a research paper on the topic of the death penalty. You need to decide what you think about this topic based on relevant information and research studies. To do this, you need to critically analyze a number of articles on this topic.

What are you expected to do when you critically analyze an academic article?

 

Choose the 3 correct answers.

Identify when the authors are stating facts and when they are presenting their own opinions.

Identify possible results of the authors' conclusions.

Examine the evidence on which the authors base their conclusions.

Summarize the main points.