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Critical writing – from the Skills Team, University of Hull  Students are always being told that they need to read more critically, think more critically and write more critically? How do you demonstrate that you are reading and thinking critically in your writing? Critical reading (and also thinking) is about five main things:  1. Judging the appropriateness of your sources – some sources carry more academic weight than others. You should perhaps not view Joe’s blog as an authoritative academic voice whereas something in a peer-reviewed journal should be much more reliable. The appropriateness of some sources is less clear cut. Websites or YouTube videos, for example, can be official or reputable but can also be unofficial and disreputable. You will need to show that you have used the appropriate level of criticality when using them as academic sources. Equally a newspaper may be an excellent source for gauging public opinion about a topic but even reputable broadsheets can

Critical writing  – from the Skills Team, University of  Hull   Structure  Understudies are continually being informed that they have to peruse all the more basic, think all the more fundamentally and compose  all the more basically? How would you show that you are perusing and supposing basically in your composition?  Basic perusing (and furthermore considering) is around five principle things:  1. Making a decision about the suitability of your sources – a few sources convey the progressively scholarly weight  than others. You ought to maybe not see Joe's blog as a definitive scholastic voice  though something in a companion surveyed diary ought to be considerably more dependable. The  suitability of a few sources is less obvious. Sites or YouTube recordings for instance  can be legitimate or trustworthy however can likewise be informal and notorious. You should  demonstrate that you have utilized the suitable dimension of criticality wh