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:
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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 sire are also accurate.
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Study the language used. Is it angry, satiric or
overly impassioned? This may indicate that the site is biased.
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Consider whether the arguments are logical and backed
up by evidence, and whether the sire presents only one point of view.
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Check the links to the sources that the other
acknowledges. Scholarly writing, whether in print or online, should include a
bibliography.