Summary
Details are specific pieces of information that serve as the "arms and legs"of the main idea.They are usually presented as facts,opinions,examples,illustrations,explanations or definitions and are frequently discovered by asking questions.In order to understand a paragraph ,you need to be able to pinpoint the topic and locate the main idea.It is the "key concept" being expressed.It supports the main idea by telling how,what,when,where,why,how much,or how many.Location the topic,main idea and supporting details helps you understand the points ,the writer is attempting to express.Identifying the relationship between these will increase your comprehension.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
chap-6 TFY Opinions
Opinions is based on an understanding of evidence and risks in a situation and is important and highly valued.It can be well substantiated or not.They can be based either on reasons or solely on whim,feelings,emotions or prejudice.We recognize the difference between responsible and irresponsible opinion and that we distinguish statements based on evidence from statements based solely on feelings.
quiz-187
quiz-187
- Expert opinion calculates the risk involved in spacing the gap between the known and the unknown for a particular situation.True
- Giving advice is not a way of offering an opinion.False
- The result of public opinion polls are equivalent to votes in elections.False
- Opinions in the forms of judgment state what is right and wrong,bad and good.True
- Some opinion are based on generalizations,such as stereotype,as in the statement"All Chinese look alike.True
- Responsible opinions are based on a careful examination of the evidence.False
- Opinion are the same as facts.False
- Gossip is opinion sharing without any requirement for substantiation.True
- Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion because all opinion carry equal value.False
- Prevailing sentiment refers to popular opinion that changes with the times.True
chap-5 CRCB Locating stated main ideas
The main idea is key to understanding your reading.details which is more specific,support and illustrate the main idea like types of unusual foods,tongue,ants,alligator,kangaroo.Looking in the obvious spots help you to find the main idea more efficiently.Noticing clue words and categorizing ideas helps you to separate examples and other supporting ideas from the larger,main points,so the relationships between ideas become clear.Some main ideas are stated directly in a reading and are easy to identify.Others are implied,and you must infer their meaning from the reading and then restate them in your own words.Implied main ideas and strategies for detecting them will be explored.
chap-5 TFY ASSUMPTION
Summary and ex's
Assumption is something we take for granted,something we accept prematurely as being true,something we do not check out carefully and do not recognize that we have made an assumption until it causes a problem for us.It can be conscious or unconscious,warranted or unwarranted.Hidden assumption are unconscious assumptions that are greatly influence a line of reasoning.one form of example-stereolypes where as another type is value assumptions or basic unexamined beliefs that unconsciously influence our thinking.
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What is an Assumption
Assumption=premise;a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn."on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play";a hypothesis that is taken for granted,"any society is built upon certain assumption"the act of taking possession of or power over something.his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in cuba"."the Nazi assumption of power in 1934""he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"
Assumption is something we take for granted,something we accept prematurely as being true,something we do not check out carefully and do not recognize that we have made an assumption until it causes a problem for us.It can be conscious or unconscious,warranted or unwarranted.Hidden assumption are unconscious assumptions that are greatly influence a line of reasoning.one form of example-stereolypes where as another type is value assumptions or basic unexamined beliefs that unconsciously influence our thinking.
ex-149
What is an Assumption
Assumption=premise;a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn."on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play";a hypothesis that is taken for granted,"any society is built upon certain assumption"the act of taking possession of or power over something.his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in cuba"."the Nazi assumption of power in 1934""he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"
chap-4 Inference TFY
Summary and ex
Inference means to derive by reasoning ,conclusion and to guess.It can be used as a strategy in planning and choosing alternatives.It detects and consultants all kind of valued for their ability to examine facts,imagination,reasoning to link with explanation and generalization ties to all information together into meaningful whole.
pg-108
Reasoning-
is the mental process of looking for reasons for beliefs,conclusion,action or feeling.Humans have the ability to engage in reasoning about their own reasoning using introspection.Different forms of such reflection on reasoning occur in different fields.
Conclusion-
A conclusion is the final section of an essay in which the writer ties together what was presented in the passage,summing up the main point, explaning how the thesis was proven and successfully and doing the discussion.
Guess-
Think,expect,believe or suppose.A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
Explanation
An explanation is a statement which points to causes,context and consequence of some object,process,state of affairs etc together with rules or laws that link these to the object.
Imagine-
To derive by reasoning,conclude or judge from premises or evidence.
Inference-
It is the act or process of deriving a conclusion based solely on what one already knows
Interpret-
To make sense of,assign or meaning to,give an interpretation or explanation to.Interpretation is the process of establishing ,either simultaneously oral or gestural communication between two or more speakers who are not able to use the same set of symbols.
Inference means to derive by reasoning ,conclusion and to guess.It can be used as a strategy in planning and choosing alternatives.It detects and consultants all kind of valued for their ability to examine facts,imagination,reasoning to link with explanation and generalization ties to all information together into meaningful whole.
pg-108
Reasoning-
is the mental process of looking for reasons for beliefs,conclusion,action or feeling.Humans have the ability to engage in reasoning about their own reasoning using introspection.Different forms of such reflection on reasoning occur in different fields.
Conclusion-
A conclusion is the final section of an essay in which the writer ties together what was presented in the passage,summing up the main point, explaning how the thesis was proven and successfully and doing the discussion.
Guess-
Think,expect,believe or suppose.A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
Explanation
An explanation is a statement which points to causes,context and consequence of some object,process,state of affairs etc together with rules or laws that link these to the object.
Imagine-
To derive by reasoning,conclude or judge from premises or evidence.
Inference-
It is the act or process of deriving a conclusion based solely on what one already knows
Interpret-
To make sense of,assign or meaning to,give an interpretation or explanation to.Interpretation is the process of establishing ,either simultaneously oral or gestural communication between two or more speakers who are not able to use the same set of symbols.
chap-4 CRCB Inference
Summary on Managing your reading time
A daily reading plan is a prioritized list of reading tasks for all the classes.Knowing your specific reading rates will help to organize both general and daily reading plans.However,there are several steps to organize your schedule in an effective manner.You need to understand and remember the information from each class.
keep your watch in front of you while studying and examine the length of average time for each different subject.
keep track of your reading rates,so that you can make a realistic daily reading plan and progress in your reading cabability
A daily reading plan is a prioritized list of reading tasks for all the classes.Knowing your specific reading rates will help to organize both general and daily reading plans.However,there are several steps to organize your schedule in an effective manner.You need to understand and remember the information from each class.
keep your watch in front of you while studying and examine the length of average time for each different subject.
keep track of your reading rates,so that you can make a realistic daily reading plan and progress in your reading cabability
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
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