Chapter Name: Use strategies for extracting implicit messages in texts
Description:This chapter delves into techniques for identifying underlying or implied meanings within texts.
Purpuse:To develop learners' ability to read between the lines and understand deeper messages.
Rational:Recognizing implicit messages enhances critical thinking and the ability to interpret complex information.
Chapters Topics
Source of text is identified and discussed in terms of reliability and possible bias.
Evaluate the credibility and possible bias of the source by considering authorship, agenda, and publication context.
Attitudes, beliefs and intentions are explored in order to determine the point of view expressed either directly or indirectly.
Analyse the underlying perspectives or assumptions in a text, including tone, language use, and messaging style.
Techniques are explored and explained in terms of purpose and audience.
Identify rhetorical or persuasive techniques used in a text and explain how they serve the author’s intent and influence the audience.
Promotion of, or support for, a particular line of thought/cause is identified and explained with reference to selection or omission of materials.
Examine how inclusion or exclusion of information may bias the message and support a particular argument or viewpoint.