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The critique should communicate your understanding of the article’s main points and offer an analysis of its strengths and weaknesses. Moreover, the critique should comment on the article’s usefulness to the field. Indicate at least three strengths and 3 weaknesses of this article.   This might include the characteristics and number of participants, how the variables were/were not operationalized, the design of the study (i.e., internal and external validity, and reliability and validity of measures/procedures), the strength or limitation of the measures used for the study.     Guidelines Article critiques typically adhere to the following structure:   1.      Introduction: provides an overview of the article’s purpose and main argument and offers the writer’s thesis regarding the article’s strengths and weaknesses.   2.      Summary paragraph: briefly reviews the article’s key points.   3.      Assessment paragraphs: analyze the article’s strengths and weaknesses.   a.       In discussing strengths, the writer can point to the article’s inclusion of pertinent historical context, persuasive interpretations, thorough explication of evidence, or conclusions not covered in the article.   b.       In critiquing weaknesses, the writer can examine the article’s ineffective use of evidence, inaccuracy, failure to explore ideas within the scope of the main argument or contradict the article’s thesis.   Conclusion: presents commentary on the article’s overall usefulness. The writer should address the extent to which the article helps to understand/explain  the construct