Identifying Reasons Behind a Speaker's Points
English · Speaking & Listening · procedural
Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points, evaluating whether the reasoning is logical and the evidence is relevant
What mastery looks like
- Listen to a speaker's argument or presentation and list the specific reasons and evidence provided to support each main point
- Evaluate whether the reasons a speaker gives are logical and whether the evidence cited is relevant to the claim being made
- Ask follow-up questions that probe the strength of a speaker's reasoning, e.g. 'What evidence supports that claim?' or 'Are there other explanations?'
Check your understanding
When Identifying Reasons Behind a Speaker's Points listens to someone making an argument or giving reasons for something, can they tell you whether the reasons given actually support what the person is claiming?
Prerequisites
Required first
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