CRITICAL

READING AS
REASONING
You have learned that as a critical
reader, you should be able to use textual
evidence when asked to support analysis
of the implicit and explicit information
presented by a writer in a text.
Given the same text to other readers, you
may encounter questions that will really
require your answer. In that case you
should have the skills of reasoning out and
giving analysis and evaluative statements.
 According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary,
reasoning is an act of giving statements for
justification and explanation.
 It is the ability of someone to defend something
by giving out reasons.

WHAT IS REASONING?
ACTIVITY
TIME
CONVINCE ME!

The class will be grouped into three groups.

We will test your reasoning skill by convincing the judge

through your own reasons based on the situation and the
topic assigned to you.
CONVINCE ME!

The teacher will provide three sets of situations

wherein all the groups will take turns to be the judge
and to be the participant.

For example, on the first situation, group 1 will be

the judge and the remaining two groups will be the
one to give their reasons.
CONVINCE ME!

For every situation, each group will only be given two

minutes to brainstorm.

After brainstorming, one of the speakers will be allowed

to convince the judges by giving their own reasons.
After all the speaker have given their reasons, the judge will give
their judgment based on the materials and the reasons
presented by each group.
READY?
 Anna wants to have a movie date with
her family, which genre do you think is
better to watch?
GROUP 2 – HORROR MOVIES
FIRST
SITUATION GROUP 3 – ROMANTIC MOVIES

GROUP 1 will be the judge.

 Juan is craving for sweets, which is
better for him to eat?

GROUP 1 – FRUITS
SECOND
SITUATION
GROUP 3 – CHOCOLATES

GROUP 2 will be the judge.

 Pasing wants to go on a vacation. Which
tourist destination is better for her to go?

GROUP 1 – PALAWAN
THIRD
SITUATION
GROUP 2 – BORACAY

GROUP 3 will be the judge.

  What did you feel while doing the
activity?

For the participants:

PROCESS  How did you come up with those kinds
QUESTIONS of reasons?

For the judges:

 How were you able to make sound
judgment?
REASONING

The process of expressing ideas and opinions

as well as justifying a stand based on and prior
existing knowledge and experiences needed to
arrive at a decision.
TIPS

1. Dare to read every day.

Citing relevant ideas and opinions as well as
justifying a stand based on prior and existing
knowledge and experiences needed to arrive at
a decision.
TIPS

2. Learn to focus on the main ideas

(explicit or implied) and supporting
details mentioned in the argument.
TIPS

3.Examine the pros and cons of your

argument.
This will help you weave the flow of your
thoughts presented.
TIPS

4.Organize your thoughts.

Arrange ideas either in chronological order
or by emphasis.
TIPS

5.Note point for improvement.

After having justified an issue, recheck your stand based
on your power to convince the reader/audience.
Moreover, practice, practice so that you become
conscious of becoming better every time you reason
out.
As a reader who uses reasoning in analyzing the merits of
the proposition, you have to ask yourself questions like:
 How well-developed are the arguments?
 Are there potential biases in the argument?
 Is the drawn conclusion based on the details presented?
 By using reasoning in reading, you are better
equipped with needed data in deciding later on
whether to accept or reject the argument,
position, opinion or conclusion of the writer.
 Critical reading as reasoning enables you
to examine the validity and the strength of
the material you are reading.