Acriticalreviewasdiscussedinthischapterisaformalacademicorprofessionalcriticalreview.Itisaformaldiscussionofthecontents,implications,andqualityofanacademicorprofessionaltext:anonfictionbook,anessay,oranarticle.Sometimesnon-textmaterials,suchaseducationalvideos,alsoarediscussedusingthisformalmodelofreviewing.Criticalreviewssummarizethecontentofthetextbeingreviewed,discussvariousopinionsorpossibleresponsesfromthepublic,andevaluatehowwellthetexthasbeendeveloped.P72-731.ExistingbeliefsWeareculturallyconditionedtoresistchangeandfeelthatourownwayisbest.2.WishfulthinkingAttimes,weirrationallydeceiveourselvesandengageinself-denial.3.HastymoraljudgmentsWetendtoremainfixedinourownjudgments,whichareoftenprejudiced,intolerant,emotional,andself-righteous.4.RelianceonauthorityManypeoplethinkwhatthegovernment,thechurch,doctors,religiousleaders,andteachersthink.5.labelsPeopletendtoignoreindividualdifferencesinoversimplifying,distortingthetruth,stereotypingandusuallyincitingangerandrejection.1-6CriticalReadingtounderstand**7.Evaluatethemeansbywhichtheauthorhasaccomplishedhispurpose.8.Checktheoverallstyles.**9.Identifypointsofagreementanddisagreementwiththeauthor.**10.Explorethereasonsforagreementanddisagreement.IV.WritingguidelinesSummarizingandparaphrasingareessentialskillsforthecriticalreview.P81-821.theintroductionIntroducethetext,theauthor,theauthor’sargumentandyourwritingpurposeProvidethebackground***Concludewithyourevaluation.2.Asummaryofthetextornon-textmaterial3.****ThecritiqueProvideabalanceddiscussionandevaluationofthestrengths,weaknessesandnotablefeaturesofthetext.Remembertobaseyourdiscussiononspecificcriteria.4.TheconclusionRestateandrecommendfurtherqualificationorexplanation.V.PatternsandlanguagefeaturesP83\P84\P86