ENTRY 1 (MAGAZINE)

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 : Muhammad Safwan Bin Saifuzzaman, UiTM #2011243806

The 7 Steps of Highly Cool People

In my opinion, this article is a good article to read, but it has many author side of view because there is no evidence to support the points and facts written. In this article, there are quite a number of fallacies that readers can found. Firstly, the author had used appeal to common practice. It is proven by the sentence of “Because I am an adult and I know better.” It is common for adults to know much more affairs and matters than the younger. In fact, community believes in the words of the elder rather than to believe on what the younger had to say.

Secondly, there is an appeal to inappropriate authority. The author said that “even my friend tell me dancing is the best form of exercise.” The author took an opinion from his friend, who is not appropriate to have said that dancing is the best form of exercise. Authors just use his friend to support his point in this article. Other fallacies that reader can find in this article is ad populum, “Do you think that dudes like Schumi once raced on the laps of Jalan Kuching or the wide, open track we call the Federal Highway?”. The author used Schumi to support his point which is illegal racing is really wussy, so that reader can accept this point.

In conclusion, there is no evidence to support each of the point. it become a good article for some people to read and useless for other.

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