3. Main thesis – supporting ideas (structure), evidence and statistics. Facts

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4. Your background knowledge re the issue (prior to reading the piece). Your experience, anecdotes...

I can’t say I’m well-versed on the issue of industrial development in Uganda. The author’s attitude and narrative remind me of Ugo Chaves once saying that war is peace. My acquaintance with the topic of horse-racing on ice is rather sparse. My expertise in and understanding of koalas’ metabolic processes are far from complete. I’m afraid I can’t call my familiarity with the problem of moth migration profound and exhaustive. I am quite knowledgeable about the topic of haunted houses and can say for sure that ghosts do not hang around after half past four in the morning. To be honest, I used to work at a glass-production plant I know a good mirror when I see it. I dare say, I am totally ignorant about the topic of this publication.

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5. What’s known and new for you is there in the article.

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6. Your (dis)agreement about some particular points in the article. Why? Prove/disprove...

__I think that the article is elaborate and well presented, however I don’t completely agree with the idea that the truth is always subjective. I believe that there is definitely an individual interpretation of the truth, however each of us needs to be understood by others, thus, to acquire some common knowledge. For example, it is true that I’m analysing an article at the moment and this is an objective truth, because no one can prove the opposite.

In my opinion the author does a good job of breaking down the difference between common knowledge and scientific facts. I totally agree with the idea that scientists must see ahead and work out new methods of research, while ordinary people must be in the know of the latest scientific advances. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.