Designed for high‎-level reading courses‎,‎ the primary focus of Reading for Thinking remains developing students‎'‎ critical‎-thinking and reading skills‎.‎ Flemming provides a thorough review of comprehension strategies before concentrating on critical‎-reading skills‎.‎ This clear‎,‎ logical sequence of instruction allows students to approach critical reading as a natural extension of essential comprehension skills rather than a discrete set of new strategies‎.‎ The Fourth Edition reflects Flemming‎'‎s ongoing commitment to stimulating‎,‎ informative selections that motivate students to read‎.‎ The text also provides a closer look at textbook excerpts and a more extensive discussion of arguments‎.‎ Plus‎,‎ end‎-of‎-chapter readings enable students to practice applying their critical‎-reading skills on long passages‎.‎ At the end of every chapter‎,‎ 37 tests enable students to assess their progress‎.‎ Flemming introduces students to rhetorical questions‎,‎ a subtle literary device often used in persuasive writing‎.‎ She also covers imagery‎,‎ the blend of fact and opinion‎,‎ charged language‎,‎ tone‎,‎ and other key literary devices‎.‎ ‎-‎-Ce texte fait référence à l‎'‎édition Broché ‎.‎