[ Assignment Written Analysis on a given Article.

Title Rethink Strategies to Energise Recycling Habit.

ELC501-ENGLISH FOR CRITICAL ACADEMIC

READING

MDM. RUSILAWATI AMIRUDIN

GROUP ELC- EM2203J

Muhamad Fakhruddin Bin Zolkifle. 2015872686 EM2203J

2015217254 EM2203J
Ahmad Alif Fawwaz Bin Kamaluddin
A Written Analysis of a given article.
In a given article, Rethink strategies to energise recycling habit the author, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim tends
to bound by the issue of ways to implanted recycling habits among Malaysians. He argues about the
amount of world consuming materials by not recycling waste material especially in Malaysia. The
authors tone shows disappointment of the way Malaysian thinks about disposing material then, he
shows persuasive to convince Government of health ministry, general public and all Malaysian about
effect not taking recycling as a habit in life. He shows neutral point of view, since he stated several
example of country that have succumbed by the pollution and several country that are spot clean in the
eye of the author.

He started with bad effect of refusing recycling can even causes our precious land. Since he
want to persuade readers to know that this is a serious matter. He became bias towards the negative
effect only. He uses example as supporting details in Bangladesh, for example large areas have become
too salty for agriculture. In China, the lack of water has affected food production. Then, attack again
with a treated we may run out of resources to satisfy demands if our current lifestyle remain unchanged.
Fact presented lack validity because the evidence seems to be relevant at first glance, but upon scrutiny,
the reasoning are fallacious.

The author assume that the readers know about the crisis of what happening around them and
also demand in change but still action for long term recycling are not taken. Thus he write the concern
of poorly managed waste, water pollution, highly risks in health hazard, and even blaming the lifestyle
of the western for having such high demand in Malaysia causing to push the limit amount of waste. Still
the author are prejudice on the negative sign, even though this prove Malaysia is developing into a
better country.

Then, he claims the public has been earning for a better sustainability and became even stronger
than before. He stated again the negative consequences of ignoring recycling activities which is
potential of depleting resources, growing amount of waste, damaging pollution and impact on society.
Assuming that the knowledge about pollution waste by recycling materials among public are enough to
make them realize that the processing of wasted materials is still in poor condition. Thus, writer claims
to have the solution by informing a much more efficient water, land and cost ways of consuming and
producing resources give assumption that he knew ways for a long term recycling habit.
 Writer provide weak example support such as giving several countrys name as example of
consequences in depleting resources. In this case Bangladesh and China are contrast towards Japan,
Germany and Norwegian nations which have stable economic that practice recycling in their lifestyle.
In which, they even scorn anyone who do not engage in this practice. Even though the fact is acceptable
somehow its show vague since not all people in Malaysia get the opportunity to travel.

The authors phrase returning late from work is more respectable in the Japanese society is directly
relevant to the argument because people of Japanese have been train to separately garbage at home,
office, streets and others since young showing example for the Malaysia to learn from them. Therefore,
it proven to be authors experience and opinion.

The support is objective as he has used facts to show the danger of neglect recycle by some
well-known country as example to show that its not only based on his emotion such as Japan, Germany
is popular as a very clean country, same goes for contrast country presented. Hence, all these fact
consider real and verifiable.

The argument made by the author seems complete as he first, claims negative effect for the
argument, provide support example country that had experience the negative effect, and then counter
back with support example country with excellent cleanness. He change tone to disappointment as he
claims that recycling in Malaysia are a major challenge since people from all different background keep
on throwing thrash blindly as if nothing is going to be effected. Which is totally following his argument.

The argument seems valid as most of the support is relevant and verifiable. The article provides
information regarding the negative effect of neglecting recycle which can be verified to be true. The
article is favourable in credibility as the topic is in recycle known to everyone since the first grade, thus
making the assumption of author to be true among Malaysia whom, still struggling to energise recycling
habit. However, he manage to provide alternative answer to persuade those who see recycling as a
solution for the current global crisis.

The writer purpose is to inform and persuade Malaysia stop wasting materials and recycle
material for a change in lifestyle. Thus, he present the text in persuasive and informative tone subjected
his article for government on health ministry to take further action and general public.
 In summary, the authors argument should have been complete if he counter the negative effect
with positive, thus made it article less complete. He also stated that we need to publish the price on the
regular basis. Although his giving good reasoning, Malaysia should try putting a price on recyclable
items on convincing Malaysians to reduce, reuse and recycle. Overall he manage to show validity and
credibility in his point of view.

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