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  \title{Towards A Critical Assessment Of A Scholarly Article}
  \author{CS6606%
   \thanks{Based on a presentation by Sunny Marche which was based on
          CoRT by Edward de Bono}}
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  Take 3 -- 5 minutes to do each of the following

  \begin{Piautolist}{pzd}{172}

    \item Determine the purpose(s) of the article
    \begin{itemize}
      \item some may be explicitly stated and others only implied
      \item if there is no clear purpose then something is wrong with
            the article
    \end{itemize}
    
  \item Make a list of all of the factors you think may be relevant to the 
        purpose(s)
    \begin{itemize}
      \item do not limit yourself to the reasoning presented in the
            article itself
      \item also consider the purposes of the article from someone
            else's point of view
    \end{itemize}
  
  \item Make a list of factors that you find in the article that are
      presented as relevant
    \begin{itemize}
      \item compare the list of factors you made with the list you
            extracted from the article
      \item did the author(s) leave anything out?
      \item did you not think of something that the author(s) did?
      \item what are the most important factors?
    \end{itemize}

  \item Consider the ideas raised by the article and summarized in the
        conclusion
    \begin{itemize}
      \item for each idea describe it as one of 
       \begin{description}
         \item[plus]  a positive consequence
         \item[minus] a negative consequence
         \item[interesting] worth further investigation
       \end{description}
    \end{itemize}

  \item What next?
    \begin{itemize}
      \item consider the consequences of the conclusions of the article
      \item what should the next step be?
      \item how would you like to see the article extended (with more
            work) or expanded (with more detail about existing work)?
    \end{itemize}
  
  \end{Piautolist}
  
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