Entry 2 (NEWSPAPER)

Tanya Pakar: 6 Formula Kerjaya Impian

Submitted to: Airil Haimi Mohd Adnan, tutor.

In partial requirement for BEL 313,

Introduction to Critical Thinking.

Test #2, Semester 1 2013/2014,

University Teknologi MARA,

Seri Iskandar Campus, Perak Darul Ridzuan.

Submitted by: Firda Anira binti Mokhtar, UiTM #2011206212

            In my opinion, this is a good article to be read especially for university students like me who will be graduating soon. There is a lot of important information and good advice that students must take note of which are written by the author based on her research.

            However, some of the explanations are not relevant due to several fallacies are included in this article. By the statement “statistik menunjukkan sesetengah ‘kerjaya impian’ tinggal impian semata-mata kerana terlalu ramai yang berminat dengan kerjaya itu”, there is definitely an appeal to ignorance. It is lack of proof and the author simply made a conclusion. Next, the other type of fallacy is appeal to tradition. It can be seen from the statement “memang sudah lumrah hanya sebilangan kecil graduan saja yang akan mencapai kerjaya impian mereka” which the author concludes his beliefs based on personal experience that not all graduates get their dream jobs. The other example is slippery slope. It clearly shown from the statement “ mereka ini lazimnya tidak yakin berkomunikasi dalam bahasa Inggeris dan bahasa antarabangsa lain. Akibatnya, mereka langsung tidak dapat meyakinkan penemuduga ketika menghadiri temu duga”, which shows a series of effects when they have no confidence to communicate in different languages.

            As a conclusion, I think the ‘Formula Kerjaya Impian’ listed by the author are good reference for anyone who will be graduating soon so as to be well prepared for their dream career even the tips are common like what the other authors have wrote.

(250 words)

-Firda-