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The Real Thing?

The Real Thing?. Evaluating Websites. When I receive information, I usually. . . accept that the information is true . OR do I . . . verify the author’s claims/facts. Know Your Personal Biases. Do I tend to look at things as either: “right/wrong” OR “good/bad” ?.

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The Real Thing?

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  1. The Real Thing? Evaluating Websites

  2. When I receive information, I usually. . . • accept that the information is true. • OR do I . . . • verify the author’s claims/facts.

  3. Know Your Personal Biases Do I tend to look at things as either: “right/wrong” OR “good/bad” ?

  4. Know Your Personal Biases • Insecurity • Fear • Ignorance • Peer/Family influence

  5. Do I tend to hold on to misbeliefs?

  6. How to Know a Reliable Site • What type of website is it? • Who is behind the website? • Is the information supported with verifiable evidence?

  7. What type of website? • selling a service or product • offering tips/advice • news/blogs • governmental • scholarly article • Wikipedia-type site • selling an opinion or political agenda

  8. Who’s Behind the Website? Who provides the information?

  9. Check to see if site provides an identifying link: “About Us” “Who We Are” “Mission Statement”

  10. credentials: the education, work, or other experience that qualifies an individual to address a particular topic.

  11. Do you want a Friend or an Expert? Image:Paramount Pictures

  12. Beware of Unsupported Content

  13. Reliable site: an authoritative, balanced, and accurate source whose claims can be verified.

  14. to verify: to determine the accuracy of a statement, fact, or statistic

  15. Unsupported Statements Student’s claim: According to Ebreastaug.com, Americans spent $12 billion on looking beautiful (ebreastaub.com). Cited source:

  16. Supported Statements Revised claim: “In 2005, Americans spent approximately $8 billion on surgeons’ fees for cosmetic medical treatments (ASAPS, 2006).” Cited source: American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). Cosmetic Surgery National Data Bank—2005 Statistics. New York, NY: ASAPS, 2006.

  17. Supported Statements Student discovered statistical data in the following article: Sarwer, David. “Physical Appearance & Cosmetic Medical Treatments: Socio-Cultural Influences.” Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology 2 (2006): 29-39.

  18. Verifying Sources Check credentials of author: Listed in library databases?

  19. Reliability of Author: Credentials Is author the subject of internet chatter? Google the author’s name

  20. How to Tell a Reliable Site • What type of website is it? • Who is behind the website? • Is the information supported with verifiable evidence?

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  22. People Finder Web Sites Spokeo.com Pipl ZabaSearch Been Verified USSearch

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