Navigating Digital Information #4
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9th - 12th Grade
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Amelia F Beck
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What is a topic you would like to become an authority on? What will you do to become an authority on that topic? (The only incorrect answer is "I don't know/care/etc."
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While using lateral reading techniques to investigate a source's authority, you want to consider several factors:
the author or authors' professional background
the process they used to produce that information
the systems that are in place to catch mistakes and correct them.
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"An author's professional or educational background can indicate whether they are actually qualified to speak knowledgeably about a topic."
What do you think "qualified" means?
Having moderate views that are generally agreeable to everyone.
Having the skill, knowledge, or ability necessary for a task or topic.
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Experts are always right.
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Experts are more likely to be right about their area of expertise than an average person.
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Which is a more reliable source on climate change?
a scientist who has published studies of climate change in prominent academic journals
a blogger with no formal science training
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"Another good indicator of whether a source is reputable is the process that source used to produce or gather information."
What do you think reputable means?
extremely distasteful, unacceptable.
well-respected, honorable
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Which is an example of the process a source used to gather their information?
A reporter talking to protestors to write an article about the protest.
A professor giving a lecture about the theory of relativity.
A student writing a paper about how they spent the previous summer.
A blogger getting into an argument with someone in their comments about their favorite beauty product.
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When you see an interesting headline online, what do you do to determine if it's accurate? Answer with at least 3 complete sentences.
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