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 you 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 also indicate that the site is
biased.
· Consider whether the arguments are
logical and backed up by evidence, and whether the site presents 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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