How Does Lack Of Information Ensure Credibility?
I totally agree with your post. Statistics are a vital asset when they are reputable and can be validated as true. I do not take everything I hear as truth. Statistics can easily be construed into what the person wants the data to mean for themselves or the situation present. Even more of a reason to always do research to make sure the information we are receiving is credible. Moreover, I am a firm believer that the web displays lots of information that is not completely trustworthy or authentic. In addition, I have also found Wikipedia to be a major popular site in which a lot of people flock to for information. Even more so as noted by Potash (2010, p. 98) that, “Popularity, however, does not ensure credibility.” It is evident that even though many people resort to the web and wikipedia for information and news, it is clear that even those popular sites contain unjustifiable information at times that lacks credibility. Much of the time we continue to utilize those sites out of routine because we take an interest in what those sites offer in content.
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Many times in the past I have been led astray from information that was not accurate just because I felt the source relaying the information was honest and smart.
However, I came to realize that we have to beware of how information is presented because it can be presented in a manner in which is deceiving yet appealing to our needs or interests. I agree one hundred percent that people can make up things and therefore have you believing what they
say.
Furthermore, statistics can be very essential to everyday life and the areas in which we encompass each day. Additionally, statistics are used everyday to analyze what is taking place in the world around us. We just have to know when to prevent ourselves from falling prey to all the information we hear. Therefore, we must learn to research independently of what we hear or see to find truth and gain knowledge about data that is being displayed or relayed in order to gain accurate detailed information. According to Howard (2003, p. 11) it is noted that, ”In the Information Age, credibility is key.” Therefore, we have to take into account that some of the information we gather is a little distorted in terms of how it has been transmitted over and over again by different people that put their own spin on it or even more by information being construed over time because the information has been conveyed from many varying sources.
Many times in the past I have been led astray from information that was not accurate just because I felt the source relaying the information was honest and smart.
However, I came to realize that we have to beware of how information is presented because it can be presented in a manner in which is deceiving yet appealing to our needs or interests. I agree one hundred percent that people can make up things and therefore have you believing what they
say.
Furthermore, statistics can be very essential to everyday life and the areas in which we encompass each day. Additionally, statistics are used everyday to analyze what is taking place in the world around us. We just have to know when to prevent ourselves from falling prey to all the information we hear. Therefore, we must learn to research independently of what we hear or see to find truth and gain knowledge about data that is being displayed or relayed in order to gain accurate detailed information. According to Howard (2003, p. 11) it is noted that, ”In the Information Age, credibility is key.” Therefore, we have to take into account that some of the information we gather is a little distorted in terms of how it has been transmitted over and over again by different people that put their own spin on it or even more by information being construed over time because the information has been conveyed from many varying sources.