Entry 1 (magazine) : The 7 Steps of Highly Cool People

This article is so cool and to read it is such an enjoyable moment. However, I am wondering whether this article can truly be accepted and to be followed then? Notice that, this article is lack of facts or in other means, the sources of facts are not clear. I detect a numbers of fallacies made by the author. As for the first fallacy, it is definitely due to appeal to irrelevant authority. How great is the author that he can call himself as ‘The Guru of Cool’ and state “I am adult and I know better”. The readers will surely argue for the gazette which certified the author’s qualification in commanding people as being cool or not.

          It is great if people can think of two things at a time. But, the author should not do the fallacy of wild goose chase. This is clearly stated as the author said, “smoking might kill you one day”. It should be link to the health of the smoker right? But then, the author twist the issue of smoking in such an expensive authority as the money can be used for dating, and to buy clothes. This statement will surely create unsatisfied emotion among the readers especially the smokers. Cigarettes to smokers are like live-convincing.

          At last, this article is nice to be a reading tool but the readers should not simply trust the ideas as there are a quite number of fallacies used. So, with that, take it and learn it.

(250 words)

Izah

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, 

Universiti Teknologi MARA, Seri Iskandar Campus, 

Perak Darul Ridzuan.

Submitted by: Nur Afiqah Binti Abdul Jalal Zaidi, UiTM #2011237036

I think that this article is an interesting to read for teenagers. The teenagers can follow the steps given by the author but to work on some points the teenagers themselves need employ their own rationale base on the future impact. First fallacy use in the article is appeal to inappropriate authority. For example, the author wrote that the readers should follow the seven steps by the statement “Because I am an adult and I know better…because I am “The Guru of Cool”. How can the author thinks he is an adult and his lifestyle was cool to himself, so he knows by follow his step we as teenagers can be cool?

          Second fallacy the author use is a slippery slope. This is trough the statement “It makes your teeth go yellow and gives a pungent stench to your sweat” which are all about the bad effects of smoking to people. Besides that, the author also includes the fallacy of appeal to tradition. He stated “Some of you are allowed to drink alcohol when you come of age”. So then, how about the Muslim teenagers? In Islam, Muslims are truly forbidden to drink alcohol and even to be in the environment that is related to alcohol.

         As in conclusion, I think this article is good to read for teenagers and it encourages them to become cool in their life. This article is also provides many useful tips for all readers especially for me. So this article is cool and nice.   

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                                                                                             -fiqah-

Entry 1 (magazine)

  The 7 Steps of Highly Cool People

  

Submitted to: Airil Haimi Mohd Adnan, tutor

In partial requirement for BEL 313,
Introduction to Critical Thinking.
Test #1, Semester 1 2013/2014,
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Seri
Iskandar Campus, Perak Darul Ridzuan.

Submitted by:Nur Afiqah Binti Abdul Jalal Zaidi, UiTM # 2011237036

       

After reading this article, I think is a good article for graduate in research for the job. Nowadays, all post-graduates realize that there is the hot environment in searching job and career. First fallacy, the statement “Segelintir  graduan gagal dalam aspek kemahiran insan mereka . Mereka ini lazimnya tidak yakin berkomunikasi dalam Bahasa Inggeris dan bahasa antarabangsa lain. Akibatnya, mereka langsung tidak dapat menyakinkan penemuduga ketika menghadiri temeduga. This statement is the effect if graduates do not have the opportunity to get jobs because they are not confident to communicate in English and the international language.

                Next fallacy is an appeal to tradition. The author stated “Memang sudah lumrah hanya sebilangan kecil graduan saja yang akan dapat mencapai kerjaya impian mereka”.  It looks like the author is just simply concludes that there are always a few graduates manage to achieve their dream career.

Besides that, the fallacy use in the article is appeal to ignorance. For example, “Ribuan graduan gagal mendapat kerja dalam tempoh enam bulan pertama selepas tamat pengajian. Ramai terpaksa memilih kerja yang bukan dikategorikan sebagai kerjaya dan bukan bidang kepakaran mereka. In my opinion, this statement does not have a lot of evidence on why the graduates had to choose work that is not categorized as their preferred career and not within their field of expertise. In conclusion, I think this article is very useful to readers especially for post graduates because there are a lot of information that will surely start to being spark in mind. 

                                                                          

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                                                                                             -fiqah-

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,
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Seri Iskandar Campus, Perak Darul Ridzuan.

Submitted by : Farah Afiqah Binti Mohd Shuhaimi, UiTM #2011265206

          In my humble opinion, the article is quite an informative piece for fresh graduates, in search for jobs regardless whether it is a lifelong ambition or just a mere life-supporting jobs. It comprises of beneficial tips especially for graduates-to-be. However, despite all the tips given, the article are still lacking due to some fallacies used. Firstly, ad populum is clearly potrayed through the statement, "Untuk pekerjaan profesional seperti di syarikat antarabangsa, tidak kurang dari 200 orang dari kumpulan amat layak, memohon untuk satu kerja yang sama".

          In the statement "Memang sudah lumrah hanya sebilangan kecil graduan saja yang akan dapat mencapai kerjaya impian mereka...", there is obviously the existence of the fallacy of appeal to tradition. It is common to assume that only a small number of graduates succeeded in living their dream job due to high competition at a time. Beside that, there is also the use of slippery slope. It is clear through the statement, "Segelintir graduan gagal alam aspek Kemahiran Insan mereka. Mereka ini lazimnya tidak yakin berkomunikasi dalam bahasa Inggeris dan bahasa antarabangsa lain. Akibatnya, mereka langsung tidak dapat meyakinkan penemuduga ketika menghadiri temu duga".

          As a conclusion, it is safe to say that it is undeniable that the article is a sure helping hand for graduates out there. However, total dependency upon the tips given are not recommended as the article is clearly imbalanced due to a few fallacies used by the author. I believe, a good article is one that is free of fallacies.

(250 words)

Farah A 

Entry 1 (Magazine)

The 7 Steps of Highly Cool People

Submitted to : Airil Haimi Mohd Adnan, tutor

In partial requirement for BEL 313, 
Introduction to Critical Thinking, 
Test #2, Semester 1 2013/2014,
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Seri Iskandar Campus, Perak Darul Ridzuan.

Submitted by : Farah Afiqah Binti Mohd Shuhaimi, UiTM #2011265206

          As to my opinion, the article is definitely a fun piece to read. It is far from the usual full of facts article. The seven points given by the author are definitely a must-try for those who wish to be cool. However, the article is imperfect due to the mere use of opinions and fallacies.

          Firstly, there is clearly the use of appeal to inappropriate authority. For example, the author wrote that the readers should closely follow the seven steps by the statement, "Because i am an adult and i know better...because i am 'The Guru of Cool' ". The question is, can we put our  sole trust in adults to advise us on the real definition of cool? Besides, there is also the use of a type of fallacy, which is slippery slope. It is obvious by the statement, "It makes your teeth go yellow and gives a pungent stench to your sweat". These are all the bad effects of smoking. Through the statement of "I know, i know, some of you are allowed to drink alcohol when you come of age", there is definitely a presence of appeal to tradition. It is a fact that a person is only allowed to consume alcohol after the age of majority.

          In a conclusion, the author deserves a clap as to the witty writing style which clearly grab my attention to read. However, fret not, the article still have lots of room for improvement starting by eliminating all the fallacies used.

(250 words)

Farah A 

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-

Entry 1 (MAGAZINE)

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-