ENTRY 2: NEWSPAPER

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: Lailatul Shafikah Farhana Binti Abu Bakar, UiTM
#2011236506

After reading the article in newspaper, I think this article is really useful especially to fresh graduates after finishing their studies. It contains a lot of information that may be use to find a job. The writer also shares an interesting fact about careers which is namely 6 Career Formula of dream. But not all the formulas are shared by the authors can ensure us to get the job.

Next, there are quite a few fallacies that can be found in the article. Firstly, there is the use of appeal to ignorance which is based on the statement, “PNGK yang rendah akan menjadikan diploma atau ijazah kurang bernilai di pasaran pekerjaan”. It does have a strong evidence that   stating whether the situation exists or not. Through the statements “memang sudah menjadi lumrah hanya sebilangan kecil saja graduan yang akan mencapai kerja impian mereka”. There is definitely a presence of appeal to tradition. This situation really occurs and is based on the tradition belief. Besides that, the author also put other fallacy, which is slippery slope. Based on 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 temu duga". Most of the students are lacking of soft skills training and communication skills.

Lastly, I am interested with the formula shared by the author. This formula can be use as guideline to the university students to prepare themselves before stepping into the working environment and facing challenges in workplaces.

(250 words)

-Laila-