Analytical reading is the third level of reading as demonstrated in [How To Read A Book - The Classic Guide To Intelligent Reading](How%20To%20Read%20A%20Book,%20The%20Classic%20Guide%20To%20Intelligent%20Reading%20-%20Mortimer%20J.%20Adler,%20Charles%20Van%20Doren.md). It is said to be the best reading technic for one with an unlimited reading time. The technic is a set of rules, and is mostly used to take the best out of a specific book. It consists in 15 rules, divided into 4 stages : ### I - Rules for finding what a book is about 1. Classify the book according to kind and subject. 2. State what the whole book is about with the utmost brevity. 3. Enumerate its major parts in their order and relation, and outline these parts as you have outlined the whole. 4. Define the problem or problems the author has tried to solve References: - [Evaluate a book](Evaluate%20a%20book.md) - [Reading technics should differ depending on book type](Reading%20technics%20should%20differ%20depending%20on%20book%20type.md) - [202106290027 Make analytical TL;DR of chapters in books](202106290027%20Make%20analytical%20TL;DR%20of%20chapters%20in%20books.md) ### II - Rules for interpreting a book's contents 5. Come to terms with the author by interpreting his key words. 6. Grasp the author's leading propositions by dealing with his most important sentences. 7. Know the author's arguments, by finding them in, or constructing them out of, sequences of sentences. 8. Determine which of his problems the author has solved, and which he has not; and of the latter, decide which the author knew he had failed to solve. References: - [202107052256 Find the important keywords in a book help analysis](202107052256%20Find%20the%20important%20keywords%20in%20a%20book%20help%20analysis.md) - [202107052315 Grasp author's key sentences and arguments in a book](202107052315%20Grasp%20author's%20key%20sentences%20and%20arguments%20in%20a%20book.md) ### III - Rules for criticizing a book as a communication of knowledge: general maxims of intellectual etiquette 9. Do not begin criticism until you have completed your outline and your interpretation of the book. (Do not say you agree, disagree, or suspend judgment, until you can say “I understand”). 10. Do not disagree disputatiously or contentiously. 11. Demonstrate that you recognize the difference between knowledge and mere personal opinion by presenting good reasons for any critical judgment you make. ### IV - Rules for criticizing a book as a communication of knowledge: special criteria for points of criticism 12. Show wherein the author is uninformed. 13. Show wherein the author is misinformed. 14. Show wherein the author is illogical. 15. Show wherein the author's analysis or account is incomplete.