STOP THE BLAME IF THE FAULT IS ON YOU!

Earlier today, I had a quarrel with my girlfriend. She called me numerous numbers of times before I finally realized that she calls. And when I pick up her call, she accused me of bad things that wasn’t really pleasing to my ear.

“ Why is it so hard for you to pick up my calls? Do you realize that today we’re supposed to go out? Do you know what time is it now? And where did you go last night?  I called you four times and you did not even return my calls! “, my girlfriend noted.

“ Dear, why are you so mad? I know it’s already past 2pm, but we can still make it for ‘buka puasa’. Just give me an hour for me to get ready and we’ll meet up later k? “, I replied.

“ It’s always like this, you are just trying to run away from your mistakes. Every time when we’re supposed to meet up, it’s always cancelled. Is this a good kind of example of a boyfriend should be? “, she goes beaserk.

“ It’s not that I’m trying to run away with it, I know I woke up late. But atleast let me explain first. I haven’t sleep since Thursday you know. And last night was my redemption. You know I’ve been busy with my assignments at school right? ", I explained.

“ Always with your assignments and stuffs. If you are just to busy for your girlfriend, its better you find another girlfriend! You woke up late and you didn’t even return my calls last night, where did you go huh? Did you go clubbing last night? “, she accused even more.

“ Okay that one just went a little bit to far. I already told you that I was sleeping last night, and why would I go for clubbing in the middle of the ‘Ramadhan’? Don’t just simply accuse me of something that I didn’t do. You know that pisses me off right? “, I defended.

“ You’re just full of excuse. Huh!”, and she replied.

“ Hey, don’t simply blame me like that! Did you remember last week, we’re supposed to go out, and who woke up late that causes us to miss our date for ‘buka puasa’? You’re the one who’s late last week because you were out the whole night hanging out with your friends, and now you are blaming me the for the same traits that you did? “, and this is when I really defended my ground and at the same time, the call end.


By relating this conversation to the Critical Thinking application that I have studied in class BCT1024, I can conclude 2 rules of Critical Thinking application that is being used.


In the first series of statement that I have highlighted above, the rule of Analyzing and Formulating Rational Argument is been applied. In the statement, the argument is considered as an INVALID ARGUMENT. However it is inductively strong since the conclusion follows probably from the premise.

While on the second paragraph that I highlited, I have applied the rule of Ad Hominem Tue Quoqey to my conversation. Tu Quoqey fallacy involves an accusation of another person of the same traits to that person has attributed to the you. From the conversation, I have point back the blame to my girlfriend by mentioning back on her mistake last week that causes the date to be cancelled.

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Ahmad Ferrari bin Ahmad Fauzi
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28th August 2010