Reading is a psycholinguistic guessing game. To read critically is a skill as it is a demanding process. One must slow down one’s reading and, with a pencil in hand, perform specific operations on the text. Mark up the text with reactions, conclusions and questions. When one reads, one becomes an active participant.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- critical reading is a slow, dull, but essential process
- the best critical reading happens at critical times in a person’s life
- readers should get in the habit of questioning the truth of what they read
- critical reading requires thoughtful and careful attention