UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN (UTAR)

CENTRE FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES

FOUNDATION IN ARTS

FHHM1012 CRITICAL THINKING

Session : 202110

Assignment 1 (Part 2) : Argumentative Writing

GROUP MEMBERS:

NO. NAME I.D. NO.

1. LOH WEI TENG 2106366

2. LOKE XIN YU 2106554

3. NG XING HUI 2107191

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TUTORIAL GROUP : T11

TUTOR : MS. NURUL SYUHADA HIJAZI

Issue : Covid-19 vaccines

Question at Issue : Should all Malaysians be compulsory to get the Covid-19

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vaccines?

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 Argumentative Essay

The covid-19 disease is an infectious disease spreading rapidly worldwide and led
more than 2.67 million Malaysians to be infected, and about 30 thousand patients have
died in Malaysia. Covid-19 vaccines are provided to reduce the number of Covid-19
confirmed cases and death cases. Therefore, all Malaysians should be compulsory to get
the Covid-19 vaccines for two reasons.

Firstly, vaccination can help Malaysians reduce the risk of getting and spreading
the Covid-19 virus. Vaccination can protect them from being infected and spreading the
virus when they interact by producing antibodies in vaccinated people's bodies to fight
against the Covid-19 virus. A study shows that vaccines can reduce the chance of Covid-
19 virus transmission by 40% to 60%. When people are infected with the viruses,
infectious viruses in vaccinated people's mouth and nose are less than unvaccinated
people, and it is less likely to transfer to others.

Secondly, vaccination can assist the immune system in developing resistance to

the infection by Covid-19. According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention,
vaccines proved that can effectively boost people's antibodies in their natural immunity.
The vaccines will train people's antibodies to identify and combat the virus that causes
Covid-19. For those infected people, vaccinated people will eliminate the virus from their
bodies faster than unvaccinated people because the antibodies established before can
fight against the virus that causes Covid-19.

Many people claim that Malaysians will still be affected by Covid-19 after taking
the vaccine. To be fair, the Covid-19 vaccine cannot prevent infection by 100%.
However, Malaysians must be vaccinated to prevent them from causing more severe
consequences. People can get better protection with full-dose vaccination. Unvaccinated
people are twice as likely to be infected with Covid-19 disease as fully vaccinated people.
According to the research data, fully vaccinated people can effectively prevent severe
illness, ICU hospitalization, and death.

In conclusion, all Malaysians should be compulsory to get the Covid-19 vaccines

because vaccination can lower Malaysia's infection rate and transmission rate caused by
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the Covid-19 virus. Also, vaccination can boost people's immunity to fight against the
virus from invading people's bodies.

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 UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN (UTAR)
CENTRE FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES
FOUNDATION IN ARTS
FHHM1012 CRITICAL THINKING

ISSUE ANALYSIS MARKING SCHEME

PART 2 – ESSAY WRITING (15%)

Component
Description Marks
and Marks
Stand
(S)
1
States stand clearly and answers question definitively
mark
(1 mark)

Argument 1 Presents clear topic sentence

(A1) Presents salient arguments logically
5
Explains with pertinent examples and/or expansion
marks
(5 marks) Draws non-fallacious arguments

Does not present topic sentence

Presents salient arguments fairly logically
3–4
Explains with adequate examples and/or expansion
marks
Draws non-fallacious arguments

Misinterprets question entirely

Presents weak arguments
1–2
Draws fallacious arguments
marks
Lacks examples and/or expansion

Argument 2 Presents clear topic sentence

(A2) Presents salient arguments logically
5
Explains with pertinent examples and/or expansion
marks
(5 marks) Draws non-fallacious arguments

Does not present topic sentence

Presents salient arguments fairly logically
3–4
Explains with adequate examples and/or expansion
marks
Draws non-fallacious arguments

Misinterprets question entirely 1–2

Presents weak arguments marks
5
 Draws fallacious arguments
Lacks examples and/or expansion

Refutation of Must meet ALL of the following criteria:

Opposing Raises one salient opposing point
Argument Offers logical concession to opposing point 4–6
(RA) Refutes opposing point logically, backed by observation marks
and/or evidence
(6 marks)
Demonstrates ANY OR ALL of the following:
Raises a non-salient opposing point
Offers no logical concession or poor concession to 1–3
opposing point marks
Provides poor refutation to opposing point

Organisation Demonstrates connection and development of ideas that

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(O) are coherent and logical
marks
(3 marks) Demonstrates moderately coherent and logical connection
2
and development of ideas
marks
Demonstrates weak coherence and development of ideas 1
mark
Language Demonstrates confident control of grammar, sentence
(L) structure and vocabulary 7
Uses some technical terms used in Critical Thinking marks
(7 marks)
Demonstrates moderate control of sentence structure and
grammar 5–6
Uses accurate vocabulary marks

Demonstrates poor control of language with many

grammatical errors, disrupting meaning to some extent 3–4
Demonstrates very limited vocabulary marks

Demonstrates very poor control of language with

grammatical errors affecting overall meaning
1–2
Frequent errors in grammar, sentence structure and
marks
vocabulary affecting overall meaning

Authenticity Overall essay is based on original ideas. 3

of Writing Student is able to present own ideas in writing. marks
(AW) All information taken from external sources is used purely
for support and/or as evidence, and original sources have
(3 marks) been credited in the essay

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Some ideas have been taken from external sources.
Information taken from external sources is mostly used for
2
support and/or as evidence, and some original sources have
marks
not been credited in the essay.

Ideas are mostly taken from external sources.

Information taken from external sources largely forms the
1
main points of the essay, and original sources have not
marks
been credited

Writing is fully plagiarized from external sources.

There is no evidence of writer’s own ideas.
0 mark
Original sources may or may not have been credited.

Total: 0