Entry 1

The 7 Steps of Highly Cool People

 

 

 

  

Submitted to : Airil Haimi Mohd Adnan, tutor.

In partial requirement for BEL313,

Introduction to Critical Thinking.

Test #1, semester 1 2013/2014,

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

Submitted by : Ili Syazwani binti Ahmad Fuad, 2011256858.

 

           The article of ‘The 7 Steps of Highly Cool People’ is actually a good article which provides the readers a lot of information in order to be a healthy person. After I read the article, I believed that the author is living in a healthy lifestyle. There are few points that are not supported with strong facts. It is only based on the author’s opinions. So, the readers cannot fully accept the points. There are few fallacies that can be traced in the article.

          The first one is appeal to inappropriate authority that can be found from the statement “Well, actually, it is because I am ‘The Guru of Cool’”. The author is not an expert in this area as it is not stated in the article. Next, the used of slippery slope through the sentence “It makes your teeth go yellow and gives a pungent stench to your sweat” which stated the bad effects of smoking. Through the statement “I know, I know, some of you are allowed to drink alcohol when you come of age” is clearly appeal to tradition.

         Last but not least, the statement “We have actually found traces of poison in Ecstasy” is appeal to ignorance. The proof about the poison in Ecstasy is not mentioned in the article to support the statement. In conclusion, the article has a really interesting title which makes the readers eager to read the whole thing. Nevertheless, some of the points are quite excellent, but some are just fine.

(250 words)

 

by : Ili Syazwani