I think what the article tries to get at (and what I’ve also read being echoed elsewhere in similar works) is that this “deep read” ability means having a worki

I think what the article tries to get at (and what I’ve also read being echoed elsewhere in similar works) is that this “deep read” ability means having a working memory able to process and extrapolate from what you’re reading. Reading and chanting the Bible or Little Red Book and taking everything at face value is not being skilled at deep reading. Only if you possess the ability to read and think at the same time will you stop and say “hey wait a minute, this doesn’t make sense”. On the other end is shallow reading which is defined as reading “God said this, and these people are bad”, and internalizing that instantly without thinking about why. But as a stand-alone piece I see how this article has a few “gaps”.