TAKS Objective 3. The student will demonstrate the ability to analyze and critically evaluate culturally diverse written texts and visual representations.
Knowledge and Skill Statement (12) Reading/analysis/evaluation. The student reads critically to evaluate texts and the authority of sources. The student is expected to
Student Expectation

(B) evaluate the credibility of information sources, including how the writer's motivation may affect that credibility.

(C) recognize logical, deceptive, and/or faulty modes of persuasion in texts.