Give a complete bibliographic reference for the article you will be assessing. If your article is online, you may also include a link.
2. In terms of clarity, assess the article you read in terms of the following questions.
CLARITY: Could you elaborate further on that point? Could you express that point in another way? Could you give me an illustration? Could you give me an example?
Your answer should give an example from the article of some statement that is not very clear and explain why it is not clear.
3. In terms of accuracy, assess the article you read in terms of the following questions.
ACCURACY: Is that really true? How could we check that? How could we find out if that is true?
Your answer should give an example from the article of some statement that is not accurate and explain why it is not.
4. In terms of precision, assess the article you read in terms of the following questions.
PRECISION: Could you give more details? Could you be more specific?
Your answer should give an example from the article of some statement that is not precise and explain why it is not.
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In terms of precision, assess the article you read in terms of the following questions.
5. n terms of relevance, assess the article you read in terms of the following questions.
RELEVANCE: How is that connected to the question? How does that bear on the issue?
Your answer should give an example from the article of some statement that is not relevant and explain why it is not.
6. In terms of depth, assess the article you read in terms of the following questions.
DEPTH: How does your answer address the complexities in the question? How are you taking into account the problems in the question? Is that dealing with the most significant factors?
Your answer should give an example from the article of some statement that is not deep and explain why it is not.
7. In terms of breadth, assess the article you read in terms of the following questions.
BREADTH: Do we need to consider another point of view? Is there another way to look at this question? What would this look like from a conservative standpoint? What would this look like from the point of view of . . .?
Your answer should give an example from the article of some statement that is not broad and explain why it is not.
8. In terms of logic, assess the article you read in terms of the following questions.
LOGIC: Does this really make sense? Does that follow from what you said? How does that follow? But before you implied this, and now you are saying that; how can both be true?
Your answer should give an example from the article of some statement that is not logical and explain why it is not.
9. In terms of fairness, assess the article you read in terms of the following questions.
