FORMULATING EVALUATIVE STATEMENT

An evaluative statement presents a reader's understanding of the arguments presented by an author.

• True

• False

An evaluative statement does not reflect relevant questions on vague or unsupported claims.

• True

• False

An evaluative statement challenges the author's ideas by presenting counterarguments.

• True

• False

An evaluative statement can potentially lead a new perspectives and new ways of thinking about a subject matter or topic.

• True

• False

What is the purpose of writing an evaluative statement?

• A. To challenge the author's logic for the purpose of presenting new ways of thinking about a subject matter.

• B. To ensure that a reader comprehends what he or she has read in its proper context

• C. To show that a reader is smarter than the author of the text he or she has read

• D. Both a and b

• E. Both a and c