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English 9
Quarter 4 – Module 1
The module is divided into three lessons,
namely:
Lesson 1 – Judging the Relevance and Worth
of the Ideas
Lesson 2 – Judging the Soundness of Author’s
Reasoning
Lesson 3 – Judging the Effectiveness of the
Presentation

a. identify the information / evidence from the

material presented;
b. note the claim and supporting details in a
reading text; and
c. . judge the soundness of author’s reasoning
In Lesson 1, you were tasked to identify the relevance and
worth of ideas. This time you will learn a new lesson which
will give you an idea on how to judge the soundness of
author’s reasoning. You will learn how to carefully weigh
evidence and test its premises before forming judgment.
I believe that William Shakespeare is the
father of English sonnets because he
made 154 sonnets in his lifetime. (reason
or evidence to confirm the claim.)

According to my research it was Sir Thomas who introduced the

concept of sonnet to the English writers, and he made a rhyming
scheme that became popular, wherein even Shakespeare used
it.
Children nowadays are less sociable
because they are glued to their gadgets.

Children of today are just as sociable as the previous

generations. Researchers from Ohio State University looked at
evaluations of children who found that time spent on screens
had little to no impact on a child's social skills despite an
increase in screen time.
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To judge the soundness of the author’s reasoning it is important
to know some keywords. Soundness means the quality of being
based on valid reasons, good judgment or reasoning.

A lot of informational texts are based on an author’s ideas,

beliefs, or opinions that are sometimes not considered to be
sound
In order to judge the soundness of the author’s
reasoning, the following questions can be considered:

1. What does the author want the reader to believe?

(CLAIM)
2. How does the author help us believe his/her
statement? (EVIDENCE)
3. Is the supporting evidence strong enough to support
the author’s main idea
or belief? (REASON)
Example 1: Read this text and observe how to judge the
author’s reasoning.

There are a number of significant health risk associated with smoking.

The connection between smoking and cancer is well known. As well as
smoking is associated to other lung diseases like emphysema and
bronchitis. This was demonstrated in World Health Organization
(WHO), lung cancer is the most common form of cancer globally with
2.09 million cases recorded in 2018. Data from the Department of
Health (DOH) also reveals that lung cancer is one of the most common
types of cancers in the Philippines. Smokers have also a higher chance
of developing heart disease. Furthermore, there is an ample research
that even passive smoking has long term health consequences. Clearly
smoking is a dangerous habit and can be stopped.
Answer the following question:
Are the evidence or facts presented
enough to say that the author’s reasoning
is sound? Why or Why not?
FORMATIVE TEST
Justify Ideas
Watch the video of former US President Barack Obama’s
speech and find out the issue he presented in his
message to the people and answer the comprehension
questions. https://youtu.be/l76zFLXW268
Comprehension Questions:
1. What is the issue presented in the speech? What is the claim?
2. Are the terms used clearly defined and applied throughout the message?
3. Are there facts provided as evidence? If so, identify them.
4. Is the reasoning sound and logical? Explain why.
5. Is there an issue similar to the one presented here in the Philippines? Cite
an issue and provide proof/evidences that this is similarly happening in the
Philippine setting.