Faculty of Accountancy

ELC501

ENGLISH FOR CRITICAL ACADEMIC READING

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PN. NOOR AZHANA BINTI MOHD HAMDAN

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NURAMIRA AQILA BINTI RAMLI 2016274616

NOR NATASYA ADILA BINTI MOHD 2016401844
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CLASS: NACAB2D

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 CHECKLIST OF WRITEN ARTICLE ANALYSIS
ASPECT
1. What is the issues being
discussed?
2. What is the author’s own
position/point of view on the
issues?
3. If there is any bias, how is it
conveyed?(Example of
words or sentences)
4. What is the writer’s tone?
5. What is the writer’s purpose
of writing?
7. Who is the writer’s intended
audience?
8 Can you identify the stated
main ideas / the implied
main ideas in the text?
9. What types of
supporting
detail/evidence are
provided by the author?
State the types and evaluate
whether the author used
COMMENTS
In the article “Pain is Not Ultimate Enemy” the issues being
discussed by the author is whether American have adequate
knowledge about nature of pain and painkillers can help them to
reduce pain.
The author is against the issue and he feels that Americans are
misunderstanding with nature of pain and misuse the painkillers.
The author conveys his opposition through words with
connotation such as fatal, illiteracy and ignorance. He stated in
the Paragraph III, we know very little about pain and what we do
not know makes it hurt all the more. Indeed, no form of illiteracy
in the United States is as widespread or costly ignorance about
pain.
The writer’s tone used in the article to express his attitude
towards the topic is concerned about the dangerous of
painkillers.
The reason of the writing is to inform the readers about the
effects of over consume of painkiller and to persuade readers to
get consultation and medical prescription from a qualified doctors
at the early stage of pain.
The writer’s intended audience is physician, educator and
ministry of health.
The main ideas in the text are knowledge about pain can be used
to counteract the growing terror of pain and illness in general.
The type of supporting detail:
Strong support:-
a) Type of support: Expert testimony
Example: Approximately 80 per cent of the world’s pain pill
are consumed in the united states, according to a 2011
congressional testimony from the American Society of
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strong support or weak
support? (provide examples
and explanation)
Weak Support:-
Interventional Pain Physician.
b) Type of support: Statistic
Example: According to a recent study by the US Centres
for disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in little one
decade (1999 – 2010), deaths from prescription painkiller
overdose, whether accidental or intentional, leapt up to
400 per cent among women and 265 per cent among
men.
c) Type of support: Expert Opinion
Example: CNN Chief medical correspondent, Dr Sanjay
Gupta wrote in an editorial, “it is easier for a doctor to write
a prescription than to explore other effective options to
combat pain. Also it is easier for patient to take
prescription pills than search for alternatives themselves.
Both practices must absolutely change”
a) Type of support: Examples
Example: Instead, many people reach almost instinctively
for painkillers: aspirin, tranquillisers, sleeping pills and
dozens of other analgesics or desensitising drugs.
b) Type of support: Explanation
Example: There is far less knowledge about the fact that
about 90 per cent of pain is self-limiting, that it is not
always an indication of poor health, and that, most
frequently, it is the result of tension, idleness, suppressed
rage, unhealthy lifestyle, or any of the other abuses
encountered in modern society.
c) Type of support: Personal experience
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 Example: Physicians find it difficult adequate attention to
patients genuinely in need of expert diagnosis and
treatment because their time is soaked up by people who
have nothing wrong with them except a temporary
indisposition or psychogenic ache.
10. Choose 2 sentences i) The most ignored fact of all about pain is the best way
from any paragraphs to eliminate it is to eliminate the abuse of painkillers.
and provide the
inference/conclusion of Inference: People make mistakes by thinking that painkillers will
the sentences. help them to reduce their pain instead of finding the best solution
to cure their pain.

ii) We know very little about pain and what we do not

know makes it hurt all the more.
Inference: People might be misunderstanding about their
sickness but they take simple short cut to treat their pain which
may cause more serious illness.

11. Can you identify any The type of reasoning found in the text is deductive because the
instances of inductive statement is starting with general information and followed by
/deductive reasoning in specific information. The statement is referring to the paragraph
the text? (provide 3 which is we know very little about pain and what we do not
examples and know makes it hurt all the more. Indeed, no form of illiteracy in
explanation) the United Stated is as widespread or costly as ignorance about
pain. Almost everyone can rattle off the name of at least a dozen
drugs that can deaden pain from every conceivable cause, all the
way from headaches to hermoids. There is far less knowledge
about the fact that about 90 per cent of pain is self-limiting, that is
not always an indication of poor health, and that, most frequently,
it is the result of tension, idleness, suppressed rage, unhealthy
lifestyle, or any of the other abuses encountered in modern
society and also in the paragraph 9 stated that Pharmacies
received and ultimately dispended the equivalent of 69 tonnes of

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pure oxycodone and 42 tonnes of pure hydrocodone in 2010
being the last year for which statistics are made available –
enough to give 40 5-mg Percocets and 24 5-mg Vicodins to
every person in the United States. The Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) records data on the shipments from the
distributors to pharmacies, hospitals, practitioners and teaching
institutions. The drugs are prescribed and sold to patients, but
the DEA does not keep track of what quantity individual receive.
Part of the reason for the increase is the aging U.S population
with the pain issues and a greater willingness by doctors to treat
pain.
Besides deductive, in this article also include inductive which
means it’s starting by specific to general information. Refer to the
paragraph 7, The king of all painkillers, of course, is aspirin. The
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permits aspirin to be
sold without prescription, but the drug, contrary to popular belief,
can be dangerous and, in sustained doses, potentially lethal.
Aspirin is self-administered by more people than any drug in the
world. Some people are aspirin-poopers, taking ten or more a
day. What they do not know is the fact that aspirin is an
antagonist to collagen, which has a key role in the formation of
connective tissues. Since many forms of arthritis involve the
disintegration of the connective tissues, the steady use of aspirin
can intensify the underlying arthritic condition. Other than that, in
paragraph 10, the indiscriminate use of painkilling drug is making
psychological cripple and chronic sufferers out of millions of
people. The unremitting barrage of advertising for pain killing
drugs especially on television, has set the stage for mass anxiety
neurosis. Almost from the moment children are old enough to sit
upright in front of a television screen, they are being
indoctrinated into the hypochondriac’s clamorous and morbid
world. Little wonder so many peoplefear pain more than death
itself. However, painkilling drus are among the greatest advances
in the history of medicine. Properly used, they can be a boon in
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12. Does the writing contain any The writing contains relevance statement because the writers
relevance/irrelevance?
(provide examples and
explanation)
13. Does the writer show his
objectivity towards the
issue? (provide examples
and explanation))
14. Is the argument complete
through the presentation
of adequate support? (List
some of the external
support provided and
explain why do you say
the support is adequate )
(provide examples and
explanation)
15. Is the argument is valid or
logical? (Y/N) (provide
examples and
explanation)
alleviating, suffering and in treating diseases. Prescription
medications can provide enormous health and quality-of-life
benefits to patients.
discussed about Americans are probably the most pain-
conscious people on the face of the earth. For the years they
have had it drummed into them through electronic and print
media that any hint of pain is to be banishes as though it were
the ultimate evil.
The author shows his objectivity through the text with the
statistical evidence which is in the paragraph 2 (line10–14)
According to a recent study by the US Centres for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), in little over one decade (1999 –
2010), deaths from prescription painkiller overdose, whether
accidental or intentional, leapt up to 400 per cent among women
and 265 per cent among men.
Yes, the argument is complete through the presentation of
adequate support because the author informing the readers
about the dangerous of painkillers towards body and health.
Example: In the paragraph V, stated that if ignorance about the
nature of pain is widespread, ignorance about the way painkilling
drugs work is even more so. What is not generally understood is
that many of the much hyped painkilling drugs inhibit the
mechanism in the body that alert the brain to the fact that
something may be wrong. The body can pay a high price for
suppression of pain without regard to its basic cause.
The argument is valid because it is supported by evidence which
is relevant and verifiable the writing showed that protectionist
measures are being cleverly disguised as ) the authors stated
about an expert opinion by Dr. Daphen A. Reo of Cornell
University regarding the dangerous side effect of painkillers.
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16. Is the argument credible? This argument is credible as the text is convincing.

The author of 'Pain is Not the Ultimate Enemy' try to deal with the issue of
whether Americans have an adequate knowledge about nature of pain and only
painkillers can help them to reduce their pain. Based on the article, the author is
against the issue and he feels that Americans are misunderstanding about nature of
pain and misuse the painkillers. The author conveys his opposition through words

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with connotation such as fatal, illiteracy and ignorance. He stated in the Paragraph
III, we know very little about pain and what we do not know makes it hurt all the
more. Indeed, no form of illiteracy in the United States is as widespread or costly
ignorance about pain. The tone that the author use in the article to express his
attitude towards the topic is concerned about the dangerous of misuse of painkillers.
The reason of the writing is to inform the readers about the effects of over consume
of painkiller and to persuade readers to get consultation and medical prescription
from a qualified doctors at the early stage of pain. The author’s intended audience is
physician, educator and ministry of health.

Based on the article, the main idea in the text is knowledge about pain can be
used to counteract the growing terror of pain and illness in general.The type of
supporting detail provided by the author is an expert testimony, by referring to the
paragraph I, approximately 80 per cent of the world’s pain pill are consumed in the
united states, according to a 2011 congressional testimony from the American
Society of Interventional Pain Physician. Besides that, the author also provide a
statistic supporting detail in the paragraph II, according to a recent study by the US
Centres for disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in little one decade (1999 –
2010), deaths from prescription painkiller overdose, whether accidental or
intentional, leapt up to 400 per cent among women and 265 per cent among men.
Other than that, the author also mentioned about an expert opinion in the paragraph
II, CNN Chief medical correspondent, Dr Sanjay Gupta wrote in an editorial, “it is
easier for a doctor to write a prescription than to explore other effective options to
combat pain. Also it is easier for patient to take prescription pills than search for
alternatives themselves. Both practices must absolutely change”.

In this article also contain of weak support that consist of an example from the
author.By referring to Paragraph V, instead, many people reach almost instinctively
for painkillers: aspirin, tranquillisers, sleeping pills and dozens of other analgesics or
desensitising drugs. Next, the weak support that we can find in the article is
explanation in the paragraph III, stated that there is far less knowledge about the fact

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that about 90 per cent of pain is self-limiting, that it is not always an indication of poor
health, and that, most frequently, it is the result of tension, idleness, suppressed
rage, unhealthy lifestyle, or any of the other abuses encountered in modern society.
Lastly is personal experience which stated in the paragraph IV that physicians find it
difficult adequate attention to patients genuinely in need of expert diagnosis and
treatment because their time is soaked up by people who have nothing wrong with
them except a temporary indisposition or psychogenic ache. Inference from the
underlying message in this article from the paragraph V, the most ignored fact of all
about pain is the best way to eliminate it is to eliminate the abuse of painkillers is
people make mistakes by thinking that painkillers will help them to reduce their pain
instead of finding the best solution to cure their pain. Other than that, the second
statement which contains underlying message from the paragraph III, “we know very
little about pain and what we do not know makes it hurt all the more” people might be
misunderstanding about their cause of sickness but they take simple short cut to
treat their pain which may cause serious illness.

The type of reasoning found in the text is deductive because the statement is
starting with general information and followed by specific information. The statement
is referring to the paragraph III which is we know very little about pain and what we
do not know makes it hurt all the more. Indeed, no form of illiteracy in the United
Stated is as widespread or costly as ignorance about pain. Almost everyone can
rattle off the name of at least a dozen drugs that can deaden pain from every
conceivable cause, all the way from headaches to hermoids. There is far less
knowledge about the fact that about 90 per cent of pain is self-limiting, that is not
always an indication of poor health, and that, most frequently, it is the result of
tension, idleness, suppressed rage, unhealthy lifestyle, or any of the other abuses
encountered in modern society and also in the paragraph IX stated that Pharmacies
received and ultimately dispensed the equivalent of 69 tonnes of pure oxycodone
and 42 tonnes of pure hydrocodone in 2010 being the last year for which statistics
are made available – enough to give 40 5-mg Percocets and 24 5-mg Vicodins to
every person in the United States. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
records data on the shipments from the distributors to pharmacies, hospitals,
practitioners and teaching institutions. The drugs are prescribed and sold to patients,
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but the DEA does not keep track of what quantity individual receive. Part of the
reason for the increase is the aging U.S population with the pain issues and a
greater willingness by doctors to treat pain.Besides deductive, in this article also
include inductive which means it’s starting by specific to general information. Refer to
the paragraph VII, The king of all painkillers, of course, is aspirin. The U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) permits aspirin to be sold without prescription, but the
drug, contrary to popular belief, can be dangerous and, in sustained doses,
potentially lethal. Aspirin is self-administered by more people than any drug in the
world. Some people are aspirin-poopers, taking ten or more a day. What they do not
know is the fact that aspirin is an antagonist to collagen, which has a key role in the
formation of connective tissues. Since many forms of arthritis involve the
disintegration of the connective tissues, the steady use of aspirin can intensify the
underlying arthritic condition. Other than that, in paragraph 10, the indiscriminate use
of painkilling drug is making psychological cripples and chronic sufferers out of
millions of people. The unremitting barrage of advertising for pain killing drugs
especially on television, has set the stage for mass anxiety neurosis. Almost from the
moment children are old enough to sit upright in front of a television screen, they are
being indoctrinated into the hypochondriac’s clamorous and morbid world. Little
wonder so many people fear pain more than death itself. However, painkilling drugs
are among the greatest advances in the history of medicine. Properly used, they can
be a boon in alleviating, suffering and in treating diseases. Prescription medications
can provide enormous health and quality-of-life benefits to patients.

The writing contains relevance statement because the writers discussed about
Americans are probably the most pain-conscious people on the face of the earth. For
the years they have had it drummed into them through electronic and print media
that any hint of pain is to be banishes as though it were the ultimate evil.The author
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shows his objectivity through the text with the statistical evidence which is in the
paragraph II state that according to a recent study by the US Centres for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), in little over one decade (1999 – 2010), deaths from
prescription painkiller overdose, whether accidental or intentional, leapt up to 400 per
cent among women and 265 per cent among men. The argument is completely
through the presentation of adequate support because the author informing the
readers about the dangerous of painkillers towards body and health. In the
paragraph V, stated that if ignorance about the nature of pain is widespread,
ignorance about the way painkilling drugs work is even more so. What is not
generally understood is that many of the much hyped painkilling drugs inhibit the
mechanism in the body that alert the brain to the fact that something may be wrong.
The body can pay a high price for suppression of pain without regard to its basic
cause.The argument is valid because it is supported by evidence which is relevant
and verifiable the writing showed that protectionist measures are being cleverly
disguised as ) the authors stated about an expert opinion by Dr. Daphen A. Reo of
Cornell University regarding the dangerous side effect of painkillers.This argument
also credible as the text is convincing the readers.

From the author writing, we can conclude that the author is disagree that
Americans have an adequate knowledge about nature of pain and he also disagree
that painkillers can help people to reduce their pain.

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