Evaluating Websites

What does it mean for a source to be reliable?

• Credible, trustworthy, and objective

• Biased and subjective

• Unreliable and inaccurate

• Entertaining and persuasive

Why is it important to use reliable sources when researching a topic?

• To provide accurate information to the audience

• To persuade the audience to feel a certain way

• To entertain the audience

• To sell something to the audience

What should you consider when determining the reliability of an author?

• Their education and experience in the field

• Their personal beliefs and opinions

• Their popularity on social media

• Their ability to entertain the audience

In the context of a news article about climate change, what would it mean if the article is biased?

• When the author has strong feelings or beliefs about climate change that may ignore conflicting evidence

• When the article about climate change is completely unreliable

• When the article about climate change is highly reliable

• When the author of the article about climate change is an expert on the topic

Why is it important to recognize the agenda of an organization?

• To find the objective truth

• To be influenced by biased information

• To support the organization's goals

• To ignore conflicting evidence

What should you look for when evaluating the reliability of sources?

• Common information between sources and references that provide evidence

• Biased information that supports your own beliefs

• Sources that are entertaining and persuasive

• Sources that have a large number of followers on social media

Why might an original document created at the time of a historical event be more accurate?

• Because it was created closer to the actual event

• Because it is written by an expert on the topic

• Because it is more entertaining and persuasive

• Because it has been reviewed by multiple experts

Why might more recent sources have the most up-to-date and accurate information?

• Because information about current events can change quickly

• Because older sources are always unreliable

• Because recent sources are more entertaining and persuasive

• Because recent sources are written by experts

Why is it important to be aware of any recent findings that may contradict previous conclusions?

• Because scientific understandings can change over time

• Because recent findings are always more accurate

• Because recent findings are more entertaining and persuasive

• Because recent findings are biased and unreliable

Which type of source is commonly unreliable?

• An advertisement trying to sell a product, service, or idea

• A personal blog representing the broader consensus on a topic

• A social media post spreading biased and accurate information

• A scientific research paper with supporting evidence