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: Fatin Syazwani bt. Hashim, UiTM # 2011247448

In my opinion, this article is quite interesting to read. It has the good points that connected with the issue which is steps of highly cool people. However, some of the points do not have the strong facts to support it. It is mostly based on the author’s opinions. I also think that the author is a healthy individual because he knows how to have a healthy lifestyle. Besides that, there are a few fallacies that I found in this article. The first one is appeal to emotion that is “Because I am adult and I know better”. So, does the eldest decision always right? There is also clearly use of appeal to inappropriate authority. “Well, actually, it is because I am The Guru of Cool “. Does the author is truly an expert in this area?

                The other fallacy is slippery slope. “Smoking is really bad for health. It makes your teeth go yellow and gives the pungent stench to your sweat. It is an expensive habit too”. The author states about the terrible effects of smoking. Through the statement “I know, I know, some of you are allowed to drink alcohol when you come of age “,it is appeal tradition.  Furthermore, through the statement of “we have actually found traces of poison in Ecstasy “, it is appeal to ignorance”, but there is no prove about it. Lastly, I think the article is quite good. Some of the points are excellent but, the others are acceptable.

            

(250 words)

 Fatin