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 indicate 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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