Bias and Credibility

When a source is credible, it means that the information is ...

• High quality but not true

• High quality and trustworthy

• Fake and questionable

• Made up but sounds like it could be true

Evaluating sources can help you 

• Assess if the information is accurate or not

• Decide if the author is bias 

• Decide if you should use the information as evidence 

• All of the above

What source isn't credible?

• A webpage with an unidentified author or affiliation

• A webpage from a college or university

• A government webpage

• A peer reviewed article

Which of the domain suffixes listed here would provide the most credible information for research on whether it is ethical to keep animals in a zoo? Why?

• .org

• .edu

• .com

• .net

You cannot trust the information of that magazine, the reporter's opinion is totally_________.

• biased

• libel

• byline

Which of the following would indicate a source is probably not credible?

• The source is published by a university press.

• The author has a Ph.D. in the subject area.

• There are several spelling and grammatical errors.

• The source is cited by other credible sources.

You cannot trust the information of that magazine, the reporter's opinion is totally_________.

• biased

• libel

• byline

Consider the following scenario: A history textbook describes the colonization of a country from the perspective of the colonizers, highlighting their achievements and downplaying the negative impacts on the indigenous population. What type of bias is most evident in this scenario?

• Implicit bias

• Cultural bias

• Confirmation bias

• Selection bias

Tags

DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

An unbiased person considers all sides of an issue.

• True

• False

Which suffixes might provide the most credible information?

• .gov

• .com

• .edu