Cloning (1) Finally, medicine with the help of technology has developed its most extreme product, the human being! Some say that it is a big step towards immortality, while some claim that it is something unnatural. I do not know what the majority thinks, but I definitely disagree with the idea of human cloning. Firstly, why would anyone want to clone himself/herself? Is it because they think that they are a great importance for this world or humanity, or because they want to live longer and longer and try to be immortal? Whatever the reason is, in my opinion, human cloning is against the nature of human beings, because we are unique. As a result of human cloning, human beings with the dream of being immortal will be moved away from their uniqueness and naturalness. Besides being unnatural, I think human cloning is also unethical. We should also look from the point of view of the clones. As a clone, he/she will be the copy of someone and it won't be him/her who has decided to be cloned. What about the clones' feelings and rights? In my opinion, cloning is a form of slavery which may cause infraction of clone's rights and may hurt their feelings. Who wants to be cloned anyway? Also we cannot be sure if cloning technology will be used in favor of people. What if this technology falls in the hands of people with evil intentions? Then, it will be a threat for all of us. There is no way to know the exact intentions of the scientists or the people who want to clone human beings. In addition, as long as we cannot be sure about people's real thoughts, we cannot claim that human cloning is always in favor both people. In conclusion, because human cloning is unnatural, unethical and we cannot know the real intentions of people who are in this process, in getting clones of themselves or cloning others, I am against human cloning. We are-as human beings-unique and I think we should save our uniqueness, although technology tries to offer us some features such as immortality. Questions: How does the writer support the arguments?

Jawaban yang benar adalah: The writer supports the arguments by presenting a number of critical questions to re-question the idea of ​​human cloning. Mari simak pembahasan soal berikut ini! Soal meminta kamu mencari tahu bagaimana penulis menguatkan pendapatnya pada teks. Supporting ideas merupakan gagasan pendukung yang digunakan untuk menguatkan thesis atau general statement. Biasanya penulis memuatnya di setiap pikiran utama paragraf setelah paragraf pertama. Perlu diketahui, pikiran utama biasanya ditemukan pada awal kalimat setiap paragraf. Berikut pikiran utama pada setiap paragraf setelah paragraf pertama: a) Paragraf dua Firstly, why would anyone want to clone himself/herself? Is it because they think that they are a great importance for this world or humanity, or because they want to live longer and longer and try to be immortal? (Pertama, mengapa ada orang yang ingin mengkloning dirinya sendiri? Apakah karena mereka berpikir bahwa mereka sangat penting bagi dunia atau kemanusiaan ini, atau karena mereka ingin hidup lebih lama dan semakin bertambah lama dan mencoba hidup abadi?) b) Paragraf tiga Besides being unnatural, I think human cloning is also unethical. We should also look from the point of view of the clones. As a clone, he/she will be the copy of someone and it won't be him/her who has decided to be cloned. What about the clones' feelings and rights? (Selain tidak wajar, menurut saya kloning manusia juga tidak etis. Kita juga harus melihat dari sudut pandang klon. Sebagai klon, dia akan menjadi salinan seseorang dan bukan dia yang memutuskan untuk dikloning. Bagaimana dengan perasaan dan hak klon? c) Paragraf empat Also we cannot be sure if cloning technology will be used in favor of people. What if this technology falls in the hands of people with evil intentions? Then, it will be a threat for all of us. (Kita juga tidak dapat memastikan apakah teknologi kloning akan digunakan untuk kepentingan manusia. Bagaimana jika teknologi ini jatuh ke tangan orang yang berniat jahat? Kemudian, itu akan menjadi ancaman bagi kita semua.) d) Paragraf lima In conclusion, because human cloning is unnatural, unethical and we cannot know the real intentions of people who are in this process, in getting clones of themselves or cloning others, I am against human cloning. (Kesimpulannya, karena kloning manusia tidak wajar, tidak etis dan kita tidak bisa mengetahui niat sebenarnya dari orang-orang yang berada dalam proses ini, dalam mendapatkan kloning diri sendiri atau kloning orang lain, saya menentang kloning manusia.) Dari semua pikiran utama yang telah ditampilkan di atas, kita mengerti bahwa penulis menguatkan pendapatnya dengan menyajikan sejumlah pertanyaan kritis untuk mempertanyakan kembali tentang ide kloning manusia. Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah: The writer supports the arguments by presenting a number of critical questions to re-question the idea of ​​human cloning.