ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY 20th DEC 2016

ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY (20 MARKS) – 1 hour and 15 minutes

Read the dialogue below and answer the following questions.

REJAB: We should fight for racial equality. All legal special racial privileges should be abolished once and for all. Only then, there shall be no racial hatred anymore in this world. (B1)

ZAINAB: I don’t agree because there is also another factor that causes racial hatred. The West intentionally creates disunity among us in the East so that they can colonize us. If we make a comparison between the East and the West, the East is far more sincere in humanitarianism than the West. (B2)

REJAB:  Please prove to me that the East is sincere. Otherwise, the East is as insincere as the West! (F1)

ZAINAB: The problem with men is that they always ask women to prove their sincerity by declaring their submission to men’s desire!  (F2)

REJAB: Whatever our disagreement is, I think non-Muslims should be allowed to use the word “Allah” in their religious scriptures to foster at least a multicultural image of Islam as a religion for all.

 PART 1: SHORT ANSWERS (8 MARKS)

Write your answers in the lined-paper given separately.

1.1 What is the barrier present in B1? (1M)

1.2 Why is it not suitable to say that? (1M)

2.1 What is the barrier present in B2? (1M)

2.2 Why is it not suitable to say that? (1M)

3.1 What is the fallacy committed in F1? (1M)

3.2 Why is it not suitable to say that?(1M)

4.1 What is the fallacy committed in F2? (1M)

4.2 Why is it not suitable to say that?(1M)

PART 2: ESSAY (12 MARKS)

What is your opinion on “Non-Muslims should be allowed to use the word “Allah” in their religious scriptures to foster at least a multicultural image of Islam as a religion for all.”?

Write TWO (2) arguments in the lined-paper. The essay should NOT EXCEED 300 WORDS.

ANSWER SCHEME A. ESSAY

1.1 Stereotyping (1M)
1.2 Student explains how what Brock said showed that he is affected by a barrier (i.e. hinders from thinking about something else)
E.g. Brock has judged a Pokemon Go! player using his judgement about Pokemon Go! players in general without considering that that player could be different from the group. (1M)
Note: Simply explaining the meaning of the barrier does not answer the question fully.

2.1 Self-interested thinking (1M)
2.2 Student explains how what Misty said showed that she is affected by a barrier (i.e. hinders from thinking about something else)
E.g. Misty defended the position of the players because she is one of them without considering the possible truth in the opinion against Pokemon Go! players. (1M)
Note: Simply explaining the meaning of the barrier does not answer the question fully.

3.1 Begging the question (1M)
3.2 Student explains how Brock’s premise is irrelevant to support his conclusion in the form of the said fallacy.
E.g. Brock tried to prove that Pokemon Go! is dangerous to non-players by repeating it with different wordings as “unsafe situation” which is irrelevant. (1M)
Note: Simply defining the fallacy does not answer the question fully.

4.1 Red Herring (1M)
4.2 Student explains how Misty’s premise is irrelevant to support her conclusion in the form of the said fallacy.
E.g. Misty tried to prove that Pokemon Go! is not dangerous by raising an irrelevant issue of it being exciting, in which she thinks has rejected what Brock said. (1M)
Note: Simply defining the fallacy does not answer the question fully.

*For the essay, rubrics are the same as presented in Assessment plan.

ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY (20 MARKS) – 1 hour and 15 minutes

Read the dialogue below and answer the following questions.

Brock: Pokemon Go! players are insensitive and pose a danger to the people around them. Look at that guy, he’s trying to catch a Pokemon, I bet he will cause trouble to the people around. (B1)

Misty: I am a player myself and I think that it is not fair to simply label us as trouble makers. We should be viewed as enthusiastic people exploring the world! (B2)

Brock: It is dangerous to non-players as people who do not play it will in an unsafe situation. (F1)

Misty: I’ll tell you again, it’s not dangerous because it is an exciting game which requires you to explore many places that you have not even considered going. (F2)

Brock: What if I say, only people who are above 18 years old are allowed to play Pokemon Go!?

PART 1: SHORT ANSWERS (8 MARKS)
Write your answers in the lined-paper given separately.
1.1 What is the barrier present in B1? (1M)
1.2 Why is it not suitable to say that? (1M)

2.1 What is the barrier present in B2? (1M)
2.2 Why is it not suitable to say that? (1M)

3.1 What is the fallacycommitted in F1? (1M)
3.2 Why is it not suitable to say that?(1M)

4.1 What is the fallacycommitted in F2? (1M)
4.2 Why is it not suitable to say that?(1M)

PART 2: ESSAY (12 MARKS)
What is your opinion on “Only people above 18 years old are allowed to play Pokemon Go!”? Write TWO (2) arguments in the lined-paper. The essay should NOT EXCEED 300 WORDS.

exercise mid term

Have many books do you read in every month? What kind of books? 

QUESTION 1: How do you apply the three stages of Tafakkur on ‘BOOK’?

Stage 1: ____________________________________________________________________
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(1 MARK)
Stage 2: ____________________________________________________________________
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(1 MARK)
Stage 3: ____________________________________________________________________
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(1 MARK)






Rejab: Whenever I try to read a book, it ends up the book reads me! I find reading boring, hence I can fall into snoring easily! Anyway to help me?

QUESTION 2: How do you apply critical and creative thinking to help Rejab?

You:
Critical thinking (2 questions to get more information):
___________________________________________________________________________
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(1 MARK)
Creative thinking (2 specific non-typical solutions):
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(2 MARKS)

REJAB: Thank you for your suggestions. What will others think about your first suggestion?

QUESTION 3: Do a PMI on your first suggestion. (Drawing a mind-map is allowed, as long as points are understandable phrases) (2 MARKS)

You: ____________________________________________________

REJAB: Hmm… interesting. How about your second suggestion? How do we improve that?

QUESTION 4: Apply the REVERSION technique to improve your second suggestion.(2 reversions)(2 MARKS)

You: ______________________________

 

REJAB: Thanks!However, I think we should listen to gurus more than reading books about Islam because we should have a teacher to guide us. If we learn Islam without a teacher, we are learning from the devil!


QUESTION 5: Do you agree with the underlined statement? Write TWO (2) arguments. The arguments should not exceed 300 words.

PROJECT NOV-DEC 2016

TITLE OF SOLUTION: ISLAM: A TRUE RELIGION FOR ALL

OBJECTIVE: To increase awareness of Islam among muslims and non-Muslim Chinese as a rahmah lil-aalamiin by comparing with Buddhism and Christianity.

METHOD: Online campaign

PROCEDURE:

1) Create a FB group

2) Create two youtube videos with every malay student speaking in Mandarin. One group shall  be comparing Islam with Buddhism. Another group shall be comparing Islam with Christianity. Subtitles in Malay and English shall be made.

3) Marketing the two videos through social media. Number of views and comments in social media are indicators of the degree of awareness.

4) Due to the limitation of time (short sem), two groups shall be helping each other to work out these procedures as only one FB group is allowed. The two videos shall be viralled separately.

BILA GRADUAN WANITA LEBIH GRADUAN LELAKI

fs = female student
ms = male student



CFS YEAR  (10 fs: 9 ms)
Imagine every ms couples with ONE fs but only Rejab refuses to couple with anyone. How many fs are available for Rejab?

ANSWER:  2 fs for Rejab



IIUM MAIN CAMP 1st year (NEW INTAKE  10 fs: 9 ms)
Imagine every NEW ms couples with ONE NEW fs.  How many fs are available for Rejab overall?

ANSWER: 3 fs for Rejab


IIUM MAIN CAMP 2nd year (NEW INTAKE  10 fs: 9 ms)
Imagine every NEW ms couples with ONE NEW fs.  How many fs are available for Rejab overall?

ANSWER: 4 fs for Rejab


IIUM MAIN CAMP 3rd year (NEW INTAKE  10 fs: 9 ms)
Imagine every NEW ms couples with ONE NEW fs.  How many fs are available for Rejab overall?

ANSWER:5 fs for Rejab


IIUM MAIN CAMP 4th year (NEW INTAKE  10 fs: 9 ms)
Imagine every NEW ms couples with ONE NEW fs.  How many fs are available for Rejab overall?

ANSWER: 6 fs for Rejab


OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
a) culturally, a graduate woman will not marry a non-graduate man if male graduates are available for her.
b) culturally, man will not marry a woman older than him if younger girls are available for him.

EXERCISE 1 FOR ALL TOOLS

1) MUN SIEW YEE became a Muslim. A muslim friend told him to choose an Islamic name by changing his name to Hamid Chong Bin Abdullah. SIEW YEE asks your opinion. Use the following thinking tools to help SIEW YEE.

THINKER’S KEY: reverse method
STANDARDS: precision / accuracy / fairness / consistency
FIQH AWLAWIYAT / MAQASID: ________
CORT: OPV/ PMI
BARRIERS: sociocentrism




2) Rejab: Entrance into university must be merit based, not gender based. 

Evaluate this statement based on these thinking tools:

STANDARDS: completeness
THINKER’S KEY: what if / combination
CORT: C&S/PMI
FIQH AWLAWIYAT/MAQASID: _______