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: Nur Adibah Binti Muhammad Fuad, UiTM  # 2011200018

Based on the article that I have read, the author highlights 7 points on how to become an ultra cool person. From my point of view, to be a cool person does not require the steps because this type of personality originates from an inner feeling of a person. In my opinion, the points made by the author are rather unclear. For example, the claim is “But to be certified as cool, you would actually need to memorise the ‘7 Points’ below by heart. Why? Because I am an adult and I know better”. This statement shows there is an appeal to ignorance because there is no conclusive evidence on the issue. Furthermore, the author also state that boys and girls, together with his army called the Nazis and when you become a Skinhead, you are actually pledging allegiance to the Nazis. This shows that there is an ad populum because the author is taking advantage of people’s shared beliefs.

Meanwhile, I found that the author had done a good research to support his statement. For example, the author state that research has proven that Asians are actually less tolerant of alcohol compared to Westerners and tend to fall seriously drunk very quickly. I also agree with the author which is professional racers are trained legally compared to people racing illegally that might cause injury to other people. My overall comment on the article that we should act and behave as our true self and not pretending as somebody else.  

(250 words)

by Dibah