https://padlet.com/ng_cheah_yii_jeremy/prknemmhvzlb Article on Language en-us 2018-09-17 05:25:09 UTC 2018-10-04 01:16:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/ng_cheah_yii_jeremy/prknemmhvzlb/wish/285297860 AGREE ; 
p: From line 17 , the author argues that "the trouble with loaded words is that they tend to short circuit thought" .This is largely applicable in Singapore context.
e :Singapore is  still a fairly conservative society which is not susceptible to opposing views.This makes loaded words not a problem for singaporeans as they would less likely be  influenced.
- singaporeans may also see loaded words in a negative light and react negatively to it 
e : A prominent example would be the case of Amos Yee in which he made a video "LKY is finally dead "to influence people to his views .His attempts however , were  evidently unsuccesful as can be seen by his arrest .
People wasn't open to his opinions and s unable to accept it. 
l : Therefore , this shows how the nature of Singaporeans doesnt allow loaded words to appeal to them.

DISAGREE
P :from line 49 : "The abuse and careless use of language have been going on for a long time." This is not applicable in Singapore  
e:  Singapore is very conservative in terms of their laws with public opinion being voiced out, especially in the area of racism, as Singapore is being aspired by the government to grow towards being a "Multi Racial Society". According to Section 298 of the Penal Code, "Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious or racial feelings of any person" is an offence punishable by up to 3 years in jail and/or fine. As seen from Section 298 of the Penal Code, this shows that the Singapore government does not take racism lightly, as the punishment of child molestation is the same for racism. (Three years in jail and/or fine)
E : One example is the incident in 2013 ,where a woman named Amy Cheong made a racist remark on social media against Malay weddings. As a result of one racist remark, and although having apologised for her remark, she was fired and kicked out of Singapore, a year later.
E: Seeing the example, we could tell that Singapore is strict in the laws and having Amy cheong as an example already, not much Singaporeans would dare or want to still voice out their opinions without much thoughts to avoid being put in the situation that she had been in.]]> 2018-09-25 00:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ng_cheah_yii_jeremy/prknemmhvzlb/wish/285297860 https://padlet.com/ng_cheah_yii_jeremy/prknemmhvzlb/wish/285297891 Bryan, Joy, Keith, Qian Xin
Frank Trippett:
Agree:
[P] I agree with the author's claim that, 'most, do pay more attention to wordless signals and are more likely to be influenced and governed by nonverbal messages'.
[E] This implies that people nowadays tend to heed more to silent gestures over powerful words and it is more impactful on one's feelings.
[E]


Stefan Kanfer: ]]> 2018-09-25 00:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ng_cheah_yii_jeremy/prknemmhvzlb/wish/285297891 https://padlet.com/ng_cheah_yii_jeremy/prknemmhvzlb/wish/285298333 [P]Yes,nonverbal communication plays a key role in human interaction.
[E]"the wise advised that people should be judged not by what they said but by what they did" Passage A (lines 54-55).
[E]For example, people say things and make promises they have no intention of keeping on a daily basis. You can tell a person ' i love you' as many times as you want , but until your behaviour coincides with that,the person will most likely not believe you.In other words , Action Speaks Louder Than Words.[E] Promises mean nothing without proof.You learn about a person personality through the behaviours towards you and other people and not simply by what they say.[L]If we give of two contradictory messages , nonverbal and verbal , they will most likely believe the nonverbal over the verbal one and therefore nonverbal communication is vital in human interactions

No,nonverbal communication does not play a key role in human interactions."Merchandising depends on adjectives (new,improved) that must be continually recharged with notions that entice people people to buy" Passage B ( lines 10-11).For example , a sales person cannot sell his/her goods by merely saying 'this product is good, buy it' The sales person must put life into what he/she is saying to entice the customer to buy



]]> 2018-09-25 00:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ng_cheah_yii_jeremy/prknemmhvzlb/wish/285298333 https://padlet.com/ng_cheah_yii_jeremy/prknemmhvzlb/wish/285299656 Kyi Wai, Mikael, Ash, Yu Ping
Paragraph 3, Line 1
"The problem with loaded words is that they tend to short circuit thought."
Agree:
P: I agree with this statement because in my opinion loaded words appeal to emotions. E: Therefore causing the listeners of these loaded words to subconsciously focus their attention on the emotive aspect of the word, diverting their attention away from what the motives of the speaker and analysing what he is saying, thus loaded words tend to "short circuit thought". E: For instance, president Donald Trump likes to use loaded words in his speech to sway people through playing on their emotions. An example of this is when Donald Trump has been repeatedly attacking China, saying that the Chinese have been stealing "our jobs" and that they need to take back America. E: These words would provoke feelings of injustice and anger, and appeal to Americans that are particularly nationalistic, and Americans would not look beyond his words to analyse if what he says is the case because they will be so caught up in their feelings. This example shows how loaded words ]]> 2018-09-25 00:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ng_cheah_yii_jeremy/prknemmhvzlb/wish/285299656 https://padlet.com/ng_cheah_yii_jeremy/prknemmhvzlb/wish/285302534 Stefan Kanfer:
"The trouble with loaded words is that they tend to short-circuit thought.". We agree with this statement. Loaded words tend to carry a positive or negative underline when used, and this generally results in people having a prejudice to certain words when used. Loaded words have fallen under stereotyping and as such, loaded words imply certain meanings.

Frank Trippett]]> 2018-09-25 01:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ng_cheah_yii_jeremy/prknemmhvzlb/wish/285302534