Drug or guns

In drug or guns I have learn how to producing and evaluating critical writing. This topic is preparation to me for assignment 3. In this unit, I have to write critical review and have chance to criticize fellow friends writing. From that I have learn how to evaluate critical writing. To make sure that my evaluating in the right path, there is guideline provided in the way to complete a critical evaluation.

In this unit I have to evaluate current issue which is drugs or guns. I have to evaluate the text based on 10 element that I already learn before this after that, I will exchange my evaluation with my friends and we will mark based on criteria ion the critical guidelines.

The difficulty that I have to face during finishing this assessment is the content because the writer not only include drug and guns issue but also about corruption and violence. Beside that, in part positioning I had confuse to position people because there are a lot of people that are mention in this text.

Reflection on Dieting

a) What information in this unit did you find interesting?

The information that very interesting in this unit is diet: a waist is a terrible thing to mind in sub title is overweight and the Oprah effect. The information in this text that was really funny is based on the statement “if you slim down to yours, you will live longer”. It means, overweight people, they have a short live. It sound hilarious because death not depend on our shape of body but it already stated in our fate the date of our death. Besides that, the information that I found interesting is the experimental doing toward Oprah and the effect on that experiment is uneven easy to lose and easy to gain.

b) Were any concept/tasks/ terminology difficult to understand? Please Elaborate.

The concept that difficult to understand is Bulimia and natural weight. Natural weight makes our sense of our body vigorous defense against weight lose and bulimia as we know one of the disease that had by people that they eat and vomit that food. This concept makes me confuse because the writer tells about natural weight then it included with our sense and then with our biological parent and lastly it join this concept with bulimia. So, I cannot get the point that the writer wants to deliver to me.

READING 5.4

Reading 5.4 title Metaphor was presented by Fida, Ati and Farahin. Based on my understanding this article explaining the relationship between the writer’s choices of metaphor and how this choice may influence the reader. The writer in this article argues that by using metaphor in our daily discourse, we are able to make sense of our world and communicates that sense to others. This is because if we use metaphor our explanation will become simple, yet through the point. Besides that, the impact of this article to the reader is we can use variety of word in metaphor. It means one metaphor can describes more than one meaning. The presentation was good. However, the presenter not able to gives brief explanation towards this reading. So, the audience miss some of the part in the reading. Beside, the presenter not includes the critical literacy element in this reading.

READING 5.3

Reading 5.3 is based on title type of exposition, “persuading that” and “persuading to” presented by Anisah and Nadiah. Based on my understanding, in exposition is divided in two type which is analytical and hortatory. In hortatory exposition commonly found in letters to the editor, debates and office memos. However, in Analytical exposition, it is more typical of lecturer, tutorial and seminars. The presenter includes critical literacy in this reading which is impact and audience. The impact this article to the readers is the reader can recognize type of essay in exposition whether it hortatory or analytical. Beside, this article makes the reader realise that speaking is a difficult part because the complexity of speaking is grammatical. This reading very suitable to the student because they always do mistake in the way they write the essay.

READING 4.5

Reading 4.5 title crooked and fallacious thinking was presented by mastika and Syuhada. Crooked means not in a straight line however fallacious means wrong. Both chapters discussing about crooked and fallacious thinking which is not only evidence of illogical mental but processes and poor communications still but it also manipulative tool in the hands of speaker/ writers wishing to influence and effect the judgment of their listeners or readers. This text also focuses to persuade someone toward a particular belief or course of action. As a result, this text is included in course on critical literacy as it is important to be able to identify the logic content in the argument in the text. The presentation was doing well but the presenter cannot gives example based on their opinion. However, they are able to give explanation. Furthermore, the presenter did not put element critical literacy in their presentation.

READING 4.4

Reading 4.4 title statistic was presented by Killa and Yana. Based on my understanding in this article, it about the use and misuse of statistic and to inform the reader about text that link facts and figures. Four common statistical slips that can be made is unqualified, averages, fallacious sampling, percentages unaccompanied by actual numbers and misleading presentation. Misleading statistics are dangerous because it will not only adequate defence against misleading statistical traps but also some acquaintance with a useful decision making and fact finding tool. That is why most General studies course includes statistical exercises. The presentation was quite good. However, the audience can be more understand if the presenter can gives brief explanation towards this reading.

READING 4.3

Reading 4.3 title what is the evidence was presented by Mira and Tunku. Based on my understanding in this article, it tell about kidnapping murdering case and circumstantial evidence that means no witnessed who testified the case. For example, Hauptman, there are many evidence pointed to him as the kinappers because of his Dodger car. However, in murdering case the evidence based on testimonal evidence which is eyewitness or witnessed testified the case. For example, low quality that show appeared to have been acquired during the internal between her ( witness)first testimony.The presenter also includ the useful of this reading which is guide to help the victim to release from the accusation. The writer also gives warns to the witness for not be lied because they may be caught for the false testimony based on cross-examination.
The presenter was good but one of them speak too fast so, the audience cannot catch some part of reading. They can improve in explanation skill in the next presentation.The presenter also included critictal element which is impact.For example,the reader can be aware from being simplify blaming other people without any evidence.