3 pts
3.5 pts
4 pts
5 pts
• Accuracy (A): Do you understand what the author is arguing? • Efficiency (E): Have you conveyed only the most import argumentative steps?
• Relevance of Objection (RO): Is your objection germane to the author’s argument? • Strength of Objection (SO): To what extent is your objection supported by reasons? How strong are those reasons?
• Relevance/Centrality (R/C): Does your example/illustration powerfully illumine something of central importance to the author’s position?
• Relevance/Centrality (R/C): How central to the author’s thesis is your reflection on why it matters? • Depth of Inquiry (DI): To what extent does your reflection on why the author’s thesis matters reveal a depth of inquiry (i.e., thinking deeply and imaginatively about implications)?