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Focus observation 7 – EVALUATING FACTS –U se Links to Evaluate a Site Quotes that have been retyped may contain errors, haveMost websites use links to help you move from their site been deliberately altered, or be complete fakes. The bestto other web pages. These links may be used to docu- way to check is to find the information somewhere else,ment sources (think of them as the Internet equivalent preferably at its source.of footnotes) or simply to take you to more informa- For example, you find a website that claims thetion about the topic which may be of interest. Earth’s human population is decreasing. It cites an expert who is quoted in the magazine Scientific Amer-If there are links to other pages as sources, ask yourself ican. You can go the magazine’s website and search itsthe following: archives for $7.95. Or, check with your public library, which may have back issues, or a subscription to the Do the links work? online archives so your search will be free. ■ Are they to reliable sources or only to other Keep in mind that material reproduced from ■ locations on the same website? another publication, if it is legitimate, will probably If they take you to more information on include both a link to the original source (if it’s online), ■ the subject, are they well chosen and well and copyright information and permission to repro- organized? duce or reprint. If there is a link, be certain it is from Do the links represent other viewpoints? the original source. ■ Do they indicate a bias? ■ Practice If other pages link themselves to the page you are Answer (T) true or (F) false for each of the followingconsidering as a source, ask yourself: statements. Who links to the page? (read all points of view Evaluating sources and content found on the Inter- ■ if more than one may be found) net is important because: How many links are there? (higher numbers ___ 1. authors who publish on the Internet are less ■ may generally be a good sign) professional than those who publish in print. What kinds of sites link to it (do they all repre- ___ 2. writers for the web are always biased. ■ sent the same point of view, giving the same ___ 3. anyone can publish on the Internet; there is information)? no guarantee that what you are reading is Are there any links to directories? Are the direc- truthful or objective. ■ tories themselves discriminating or do they ___ 4. information found in print is always more accept any and all sites? accurate than that found on the InternetVerify Reproduced Information AnswerIf the website includes quotes, statistics, or other infor- 1. Falsemation purported to be from another source, check it 2. Falsefor accuracy. Never assume that simply because the 3. Truewords or numbers are printed, they are correct. 4. False 68 – EVALUATING FACTS – I n Short research and documentation, and bias from every source. Focusing on the Internet, which can be a haz-In Lesson 7, you learned that thinking critically means ardous place to find information, we explored ways ofbeing armed with accurate information. The quality of evaluating any of the billions of web pages you mayyour solutions and decisions is only as good as the come across in your research. You learned why it isinformation you use to ...