Reading Final Task
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Part 1: (20 points)
⚫ Read the text.
⚫ Identify the author’s purpose and justify.
⚫ Extract statements supporting the purpose of the author. Explain what kind of claim it is.
Technology affects the way individuals communicate, learn, and think. It helps society and determines how Author’s Purpose:
people interact with each other on a daily basis. Technology plays an important role in society today. It has positive
and negative effects on the world and it impacts daily lives. We are living in an era where technological advances
are common. The internet and cell phones are some examples. However, with technological advances, there’s a
downside to it all.
One aspect of technology that has had a great impact on society is how it affects learning. It’s made learning
more interactive and collaborative, this helps people better engage with the material that they are learning and
have trouble with. Also, it gets you better access to resources. With the creation of the internet, it gives us access to
information at a twenty-four-hour rate and you have access to almost anything online. In addition, it allows
students to get work done easier. Students can take quizzes and exams more easily, and teachers being able to hold
online classes can be very effective. It also expands the boundaries of the classroom, encouraging self-paced
learning. People can access learning through YouTube and social media. This helps students learn better than sitting
down for lectures and reading from textbooks. These technological advancements made learning more fun and
convenient.
Another way technology has impacted society is through communication, how we talk and communicate with Claims:
one another worldwide. Technology brought many new methods of electronic communication. For example, there
are emails, social networking, you can facetime a person that lives on the other side of the world, and here’s video
conferencing where you can have conferences electronically. Lastly, the technological advancements that were
made within the health industry have helped keep people safe and healthy. There are many innovate apps on
phones that although people to watch their weight, how many calories they intake, heart rate and other health
properties any time of the day. There’s increased accessibility of treatment available, there’s the change in
healthcare that adds benefits for the elderly, and hospitals using advanced technology within their surgical rooms.
However, studies show that mobile communication affects people in a negative way when it comes to being
sociable and making face-to-face contact. Mobile technology can decrease communication and relations between
people. There’s less personal time, where you find that you don’t enough time for yourself because you’re always in
contact with someone. Also, it can be distracting from your schoolwork. There is also loss of privacy, because
anyone can find you anywhere, at any time of the day. In conclusion, all of these things impact how humans act
today. Without technological advancements, our way of life would not be as complex. Technological influences
shape the way humans act today.
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Part 2: (20 points)
⚫ Read the statements below.
⚫ The type of deceptive appeal has been identified already.
⚫ Explain what made the sentence to be that specific deceptive appeal.
1. POST HOC. Their baby was the cause of good luck to the family because it was after her birth that they had put up a very successful business.
2. SLIPPERY SLOPE. If we don’t extend the term of the president, the vice president will win and that will be the start of government that has no direction and which will
lead to a poor economy and many related problems.
3. AD MISERICORDIAM. Robbers who steal because of the desperate needs of his poor family should be forgiven.
4. BIASED SAMPLING. The Democrat party wants to know how American's feel about illegal immigration, so they send a survey out to everyone listed on their party's
mailing list.
5. TWO WRONGS MAKE A RIGHT. A clerk who steals money from her company justifies her actions by saying that the company has been overcharging customers for years.
6. OVERSIMPLIFICATION. Criminality will be stopped if you put all convicts in the electric chair.
7. HASTY GENERALIZATION. An Italian was convicted of being a member of the Mafia. All Italians must be members of the Mafia.
Part 3: (20 points)
⚫ Read the sample rationale.
⚫ Answer the questions after reading the text.
Passing the licensure examination is an essential element to be called professional and 1. What is the point of view on licensure examination based on the text?
at the same time, it will be a go signal that a graduate can legally practice his or her
chosen profession. Thus, elements in passing the licensure examination should be
identified in order to guide future examinees what to do and what should be done
during examination, and mockboard program of the school is one of it (Marc, 2013).
In the United States, some American researchers argue that licensure examinations
only test a certain kind of skill and it does not provide comprehensive results. They say
that many people have a good memory and a special ability to pass examinations and 2. How is the concept of licensure exam different or similar between the United states
achieve brilliant results, though they have no capacity for original thought or and the Philippines?
imagination. But it should be realized that today the syllabus is so extensive that a
student cannot expect to pass an examination by relying entirely on his memory. The
student of today must not only have a fair knowledge of the subject matter, but also
experience simulation such as mockboard program to ensure high chance of passing
(Yu, 2011).
In the Philippines, according to Mojica (2013), the PRC Board Examinations can be
very tricky and difficult to pass for most students/reviewees. This is because certain 3. Do you concur with the idea that board takers lack the cognizance of what to do
crucial factors are ignored or overlooked. Passing the board exam has been, and still before taking an exam?
is, and will always be difficult. In particular, each year, about 6,000 candidates sit for
the board examinations. Most of them do not make it. The passing statistics are
known to be only about 30 percent to 35 percent. This means, of course, that the
mortality rate is 65 percent to 70 percent. There are many excuses that are cast why
students/reviewees fail and most students/reviewees seem to always want to find
someone or something to blame. But the major factor why students/reviewees fail
the board exams is that they are lazy to review.
In Davao City, there are a lot of students who are unaware of the importance of
pre-review and regular review and other techniques for their success in their 4. How are the structure and the content of the rationale?
upcoming board examinations. Many students did not even care to give so much
importance, not even sacrificing their valued time in concentrating on subject matters
pertaining to their review (Tejano, 2015).
With the above issues and problems in passing the licensure examinations, the
researchers sensed an urgency to conduct study regarding the mockboard program in
the College of Criminal Justice Education (CCJE), based on the perception of teachers
and graduating students. The researchers believed that by conducting this study, 5. What is the implication of this study based on the rationale?
important findings can be unearth that can lead to formulation of future
enhancement program for CCJE graduating students to enhance their chances in
passing the licensure examination.