https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305 Social Studies Textbook Page 145 en-us 2021-07-03 13:36:13 UTC 2021-07-14 02:26:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9d0.png https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648554847 Based on its writing style and technique, Source A DOES not prove that Singapore is not an attractive place to work for foreign professionals because of its inacccurate view of Singapore.The writer used hyperboles like :"costs an arm and leg" , "barely" , "priced to cripple your wallet" , "living nightmare" , "hype". The writer uses these phrases and words to over exaggerate his point of view and experience in Singapore.]]> 2021-07-14 02:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648554847 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648555367 no it does not. The writing style is too exaggerated and does not give an unbiased view. the writes based his view on his own claims and does not provide actual evidence. source a states"My Singapore dream has turned into a living nightmare in the last few years."
this shows that the writer is very emotional and uses imagery to make his view more dramatic]]> 2021-07-14 02:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648555367 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648555936 Source A does not prove that Singapore is not an attractive place to work. This is because the writer uses heavy exaggerations such as '"Now, my home is a rented HDB room which costs an arm and leg.'" The writer deliberately use exaggeration in order to make his argument more convincing and did not state the price of the rent. The writer also wrote this piece of online advice based on his own point of view and not based on the majority of the foreign workers in Singapore or provide evidence.]]> 2021-07-14 02:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648555936 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648556227 Source A does not prove that Singapore is not an attractive place to work at for foreign professionals. This is because Source A used phrases that over-exaggerates the severity of the situation. Some examples are "... Singapore priced to cripple your wallet" and " ... living nightmare" This suggests that the writer wrote this based on his personal experience and it might not apply to the majority of foreign professionals. Source A is not backed by sufficient evidence to support his point of view.]]> 2021-07-14 02:01:52 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648556227 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648556260 Source A is unreliable.This is because in Source A,the writer uses metaphors in a way that exaggerates the situation such as 'costs an arm and leg' and 'singapore dream turn into a living nightmare'Moreover,the examples he used is very one-sided because he only use his group of friends which coincidently live in a country that has a  better financial and more privilege situation than him (since his friends live in their own country,means they are citizens,and normally citizens can benefit more than foreigners(which in this situation,he is the foreigner) as shown in the source A that the writer only focus on the goods and benefits his friends receive and obtain in their own country compared to his own experience in Singapore,which is not thorougly detailed on what type of HDB he is renting because HDB are priced depending on the type of location it is at,example Orchard road,thus his reasoning is not well-proved and therefore the source is not that reliable.

]]> 2021-07-14 02:01:52 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648556260 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648557650 Source A  does not prove that Singapore  is an attractive place to work in.This is because Source A states that" HDB room which costs an arm and leg'. The writer deliberately used this expression to make his argument  more convincing. Another evidence from source states that, "Everything in Singapore price to cripple your wallet." This shows that the writer is stating his point of view too exaggerated .

]]> 2021-07-14 02:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648557650 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648557852 source A does not prove that singapore is not an attractive place to work for foreign professionals because the writer exaggerate too much. This is because source A mentions , "rented HDB room which costs an arm and leg ." Though it may be expensive ,there are financial help schemes that help to reduce the overall cost. another reason why this source is unreliable is because he is only speaking from his perspective, which is biased. This is because source A mentions ,"With my current salary of more than five thousand dollars" this does not give a general view of everyone's financial situation]]> 2021-07-14 02:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648557852 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648558165  It does not prove that Singapore is not an attractive place to work for foreign professionals  because the person uses exaggerating words like "crippling my wallet" , "cost an arm and a leg", "living nightmare". These show that the source might not be that reliable. Hence, exaggerating words shows that what he might be saying might not be accurate in describing the experience working in Singapore.

]]> 2021-07-14 02:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648558165 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648558623 Source A is it does not prove that Singapore is not an attractive place for foreign to work as it is unreliable because the writer overexaggerates certain words and phrases in the source. This is because source A mentions "I can barely save one thousand every month with everything in Singapore priced to cripple your wallet." It exaggerates on the amount of money Singapore requires to use. and "My Singapore dream has turned into a living nightmare in the last few years. Everything here is just hype, and nothing much compared to bigger countries." The writer overemphasize the fact  that the way Singapore's lifestyle is too costly even though he earns only the average salary earned my an average Singaporean.]]> 2021-07-14 02:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648558623 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648558763 Source A does not prove that Singapore is not an attractive place to work for foreign investors as it is unreliable. Source A is unreliable as the writer used hyperboles extensively. Such hyperbole is "priced to cripple your wallet" and "living nightmare" which is exaggerated as the writer had an income of $5000 a month, more than the average income off people living in Singapore. The writer does not provide evidence as he does not explain what he bought that can cause so much, and only claims that Singapore is an expensive place to live in. The writer was also very emmotional :,(]]> 2021-07-14 02:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648558763 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648559917 Source A does not prove that Singapore is not an attractive place to work for foreign professionals as it is unreliable. The writer over exaggerates how high the cost of living is in Singapore. This achieved through imagery such as "arm and leg", "cripple your wallet" and 'living nightmare" which makes the source subjective hence unreliable.]]> 2021-07-14 02:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648559917 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648560087 source A does not prove that Singapore is not an attractive place for foreign professionals to work in as it is unreliable. Source A is unreliable as it is based on the writer's opinions and emotions, which has no accurate evidence and is exaggerative, and it is only based on the writer's point of view and no other people's opinions on the issue. in source A, it states 'I can barely save one thousand every month with everything in Singapore priced to cripple your wallet!' this shows that the foreign professional is biased on his opinion with no proof that everything in Singapore is actually unaffordable and expensive, or if other foreign professionals face the same issue as him.]]> 2021-07-14 02:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648560087 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648560171 Source A does not prove that Singapore is not an attractive place for foreign professionals to work in  as it is unreliable. Source A is unreliable as there is a lot uses of exaggerations. For example, "Now, my home is a rented HDB room which costs an arm and leg." He did not provide evidence of how much the rented HDB costs which we can conclude it costs an arm and leg to him. ]]> 2021-07-14 02:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648560171 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648560954 source A does not prove that singapore is not an attractive place for foreign workers to work in . this is because there is a lot of imagery used in the writing style . the source says " costs an arm and a leg " . the writing style is mainy an opinion with no facts to back it up ; there was no specific stated  cost and it was just a very ambiguous with no specific description . the writing style only focuses on the negative impacts and is very one sided . the source states " my singapore dream has turned into a nightmare " . the writer does not mention anything about the positive impacts about living in singapore and there is no statistics on how his singapore dream has turned into a nightmare . moreover , the writer also mentions about his expectations . the source states " everything her is jus a hype , and nothing much compared to bigger countries " . the writer only mentions his own expectations , hence making the writing very one sided . all in all , the writing style is very one sided , filled with imagery and has no statistics.]]> 2021-07-14 02:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648560954 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648561068 Source A does not prove that Singapore  is not an attractive place to work for foreign professionals. He exaggerates by using words like " living nightmare " and he only focuses on the disadvantages and neglects the benefits. His claims are all from his own point of view and experience.]]> 2021-07-14 02:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648561068 iancheowe https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648565906 Source A is unreliable because he wrote in a subjective tone and only about his opinion. He used imagery to exaggerate his experience, as he stated in source A ,"My home is a rented HDB room which costs an arm and leg... My Singapore dream has turned into a living nightmare." This shows that the writer provided a vague cost of living in Singapore and claimed it is difficult to live in Singapore without providing an exact cost.]]> 2021-07-14 02:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648565906 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648569415 Based on source A, Source A does not prove that Singapore is not a attractive place to work. The writer  use exaggerative words to provide a less factual but more of a personal grudge. Explaining that living in Singapore requires "an arm and a leg" From this statement it can be seen that the writer is providing a less realistic opinion against this problem.]]> 2021-07-14 02:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648569415 https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648580303 Source A does not prove that Singapore is not an attractive place to work for foreign professionals. This is because the evidence that was shown in source A was unreliable as it was his personal account , his experience may not be representative of what would happen to all foreign professionals experience working in Singapore . This can be seen in source A , " My Singapore dream has turned into a living nightmare in the last few years . " This shows that the writer's writing is exaggerated and he also tends to use imagery in his writing. His account may be based on claims but does not provide accurate evidence.]]> 2021-07-14 02:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/taywanling/reliability305/wish/1648580303