Cordero, Anne Louise Renee B.

English for Academics

and Professional Purposes

Gr. 11- St. Bertilla
Sir Greg Samar

1.) Evaluate whether the writing techniques were effective or not:

The writing technique that the author used was very

effective. His style, tone, mood, purpose, and point of view all had an
impact on me after reading his editorial. Since the issue stated is
somehow subtle, the author picked his words well while trying to
address the issue. The tone of the author in his editorial was neutral,
but it became very effective as to the mood of the reader after reading
the editorial. Personally, after reading the editorial, I was agitated. The
authors purpose was also very clear, to disseminate information about
the issue, and to address the difficulties the Philippines had been
experiencing with traffic.

2.) Identify the fallacies in the argument:

A survey conducted by Waze and addressed Metro Manila

having the worst traffic on Earth. Every survey has different
numbers of respondents, therefore the number of respondents in the
survey conducted is NOT a sufficient number enough to confirm that

Metro Manila has the worst traffic on Earth. Ad populum

Escalating number of private car ownership being the cause of
traffic. Yes, this is obviously one of the reasons why Metro Manila is
having bad traffic. But it does not mean that this is the main cause of
traffic. Sometimes it is the fault of traffic enforcers for not equally
making cars pass, or sometimes it may be because of road
construction. Sweeping Generalization

Cordero, Anne Louise Renee B.

English for Academics

and Professional Purposes

Gr.

11-

St.

Bertilla

Sir Greg Samar

3.) Evaluate whether the writing techniques were effective or not:

In this editorial, the writing techniques used by the author was

effective as he had clarified his purpose of writing, and reassuring the
readers and the nation about the issue that has been falsely circulating
in the Philippines due to President Dutertes success in winning the
2016 Presidential Elections.

4.) Identify the fallacies in the argument:

Filipinos being sure and worried about President Duterte

declaring Martial Law. President Duterte is known for being tough on
crime, but this does not mean that he will declare Martial Law after all
the news about extrajudicial killings. Although somehow similar to ExPresident Marcos strategy, President Duterte reassures the nation
about not declaring Martial Law. He is just tough on crime, and wants
order in the country. Nothing more, nothing less. False Analogy

President Duterte allowing the burial of Ex-President Marcos at

the Libingan ng mga Bayani causing fears to the Filipinos
about what President Dutertes leadership might be. President
Duterte is showing a lot of actions that supports Ex-President Marcos,
but that does not mean that President Duterte will persist on the kind
of

leadership

Ex-President

Sweeping Generalization

Marcos

manifested.

False

Analogy,

Worst in the world

(The Philippine Star) | Updated October 5, 2015 - 12:00am

Some government officials are questioning the results, but harried people in Metro Manila likely agree
with the outcome of an online survey conducted by popular navigation app Waze, which rated Manila as
the city with the worst traffic on Earth.
The first-ever Global Driver Satisfaction Index, with 50 million users surveyed in 32 countries and 167
metro areas, also ranked the Philippines as the ninth worst country for driving.
Visitors to the Indonesian capital Jakarta or in some of the crowded cities of Pakistan and India may
dispute Manilas ranking, but in fact the Philippine mega-city is a strong contender for the worst tag.
Failure to anticipate the needs of an ever-growing population has led to inadequate mass transportation
and the consequent continuing growth in private car ownership. This growth has not been matched by
any significant expansion in the road network. Inadequate flood control has compounded the problem,
with Metro Manila as recent events have shown paralyzed by flooding after a thunderstorm of only an
hour.
Instead of rushing to expand and modernize mass transportation facilities, in the past years the
administration has turned Metro Manilas light rail services into a national disgrace symbols of
inefficiency, neglect of ordinary commuters needs, and, if the indictments prove accurate, large-scale
corruption in the time of the tuwid na daan or straight path.
The lack of a decent train service and failure to anticipate logistics needs are major factors behind
congestion in the Port of Manila and the consequent traffic jams. Businessmen have warned that the
congestion could return with the approach of the Christmas season.
Also aggravating the problem is the lack of coordination, or refusal to coordinate traffic management
between the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the local government units within its
jurisdiction. The local executives of Metro Manila generally refuse to give the MMDA chairman, a
presidential appointee, any semblance of higher authority over elected mayors.
The Waze results may be challenged by certain government officials. But for millions of harried motorists
and commuters in Metro Manila, traffic in the nations most densely populated region surely feels like the
worst in the world.