Evaluating Evidence: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information

Why is it important to provide evidence when making a factual claim?

• Because it makes the claim shorter.

• Because it is a legal requirement.

• Because it helps people believe the claim is true.

• Because it makes the claim sound more interesting.

What should you do if a source provides no evidence to back up its claims?

• Share it with friends.

• Be suspicious and look for more information.

• Ignore it completely.

• Believe it immediately.

What did the Facebook post about the deadly spider lack?

• A funny joke.

• Details about the spider's type and habitat.

• A link to a YouTube video.

• A picture of the spider.

What is a spurious correlation?

• A true relationship between two events.

• A reliable source of information.

• A type of scientific evidence.

• An implied causal relationship between coincidentally linked events.

Why is it important to check if evidence is relevant to the claim?

• Because it makes the claim longer.

• Because it is required by law.

• Because it makes the claim more interesting.

• Because irrelevant evidence can mislead people.