Online Learning
Part 1
Read Between the
Lines
Make a judgment about the site’s reliability based on your
own analysis of the site and the information it contains. Here are some ways to
do this:
·
Look for facts you know or can check with a
trusted source. If the site gets those facts right, it’s more likely that the
other facts on the site are also accurate.
·
Study the language used. Is it angry, satiric or
overly impassioned? This may indicated that the site is biased.
·
Consider whether the arguments are logical and
backed up by evidence, and whether the site presents only one point of view.
·
Check the links to the sources that the author
acknowledges. Scholarly writing, whether in print or online, should include a bibliography.
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