Authors of scientific journal articles, however, usually leave out obvious statements of opinion or emotive sentences. The author's viewpoint is de-emphasized and subtle. Likewise, model newspaper articles are written objectively, without editorializing. The writer's viewpoint may be difficult to determine or only surmised by omission of certain facts or emphasis of others. The most frequently read part of newspapers are editorials and popular magazines are more popular than scientific journals.
Readers prefer authors' viewpoints revealed.
Much of our informational reading is heavily influenced by the author's opinion. Readers must make a conscious effort to separate the author's objectivity from subjectivity to fully comprehend what he or she is saying. Students' critical thinking skills are enhanced when they recognize these two different messages while reading an article. One paper will be formal scientific while the other will be informal non-scientific. Have them work on it first before they begin their writing assignments.