The Use of Authentic Materials Toward Students’ Critical Thinking Skill Iis Sulyaningsih

Table 3 Students’ Questions Showing Their Critical in Reading the Text 
 Data 
Questions 
Responden 1 
Does government provide other job for jobless caused by the issue? 
Responden 2 
Will it be effective to reduce the number of smokers? 
Responden 3 
Is it effective for poor people to be healthier? 
Responden 4 
How about electrical cigarettes? 
Responden 8 
The poor family would be healthier if the smoke expensive 
Responden 9 
How about the seller on the road? What should they do to continue their life? 

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What if the rate of crime in Indonesia getting high because poor people will 
steal money for buying cigarettes 
Responden 10 
How to prevent illegal cigarettes? 
Responden 11 
What will government do about the risk of illegal smoke? 
Responden 12 
Will the company survive? 
Responden 16 
Is there any conspiration from medical company? 
Responden 17 
What will government do if people buy from other country which is cheaper? 
Responden 21 
What is the solution of there are many black markets selling cigarette? 
How many percent this fat improve people health? 
4. Skill of Delivering Argument 
Reading critically see the text as a means of communication between two 
parties, which are author and readers. This implies that readers may respond to the text 
concerning the issue and the writer’s position which are supported by relevant evidence 
and facts. In this case, the readers perceive the issue from their point of views,
Students showed their skill to convey their opinion about discussed issue by 
applying their knowledge and experience to show point of view. Regarding to this, the 
result was obtained by analyzing students’ answers on the questions that requires their 
critical thinking. Here is the example of student’s opinion on the issue showing his 
contention 
Q: What’s your position on this article?  
 A: I agree with this issue to make Indonesia better and to prevent young generation 
become smoker. I think if the price of cigarette is expensive, the teenagers will not 
afford to buy it. So, they cannot smoke at this time. 
This statement shows that he/she did not only understand what was written in the 
text but also tried to constitute the issue with his /her experience in their daily life. He 
provided an argument for his agreement.