Evaluating the Credibility of Sources of Information MGT/521 November 15‚ 2012 Dr. Scott Goldberg Evaluating the Credibility of Sources of Information Evaluating the credibility of sources of information is critical to ensuring the validity of the information used as supporting evidence for research projects. There are no comparable quality control processes to ensure quality standards of material presented on the Web equal to those for printed works. When debating the credibility of the Website
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10 Ways to Determine Credibility on the Internet The following are five criteria that users should take into consideration when verifying credible information on the Internet: Accuracy. This refers to the degree to which a website is free from errors‚ whether the information can be verified offline‚ and the reliability of the information on the site (Metzger‚ 2005). The Authority of a website may be evaluated by noting who authored the site and whether contact information is provided for
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Title Credibility and Impact Exploring the Internet and Politics Assessment A‚ Part One - Credibility and Impact: Exploring the Internet and Politics Indicate whether each website is credible. The Drudge Report: not credible Daily Kos: not credible The Huffington Post: not credible POLITICO: not credible Salon: not credible Colbert Nation: not credible The Hill: credible The Nation: credible Red‚ Green and Blue: not credible Crooks and Liars: not credible The
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This article contains three sections – describing three options – on how to‚ as the title says‚ “Evaluate the Credibility of Claims and Sources”. Section one describes assessing the source of the claim‚ pointing out how trust evolves throughout our cognitive development‚ as well as going in depth with the term “authority” and “expertise”. Section two illustrates assessing what seems to be the context and tone of the claim‚ such as whether there are any ulterior motives behind it‚ whether it is self-contradictory
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As part of his ethical appeals‚ Brutus asks the people to consider his credibility when passing judgement‚ and appeals to their duty as Romans. Early in the speech‚ he demands that they “... hear me [Brutus] for my cause‚ and be silent‚ that you may hear: believe me for mine honour‚ and have respect to mine honour‚ that you may believe…” The repeated use of “my” draws attention to Brutus and his virtues‚ which he connects through parallel structure. “Hear me for my cause…” is arranged similarly
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Topic#1: Factors that impact a person’s “Authority” level and “Credibility” in communication. What are the implications of authority and credibility in effective communication? What makes a person seem credible to others? Competence is a cornerstone of credibility. Being competent in your field goes along with being perceived as credible‚ you can’t have one without the other. A person can have all the right qualifications and expertise needed to perform his/her intended job but without
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Credibility: What the court considers when assessing credibility In a courtroom setting credibility is very important whether it be from the defendant‚ the plaintiff‚ the witnesses or the lawyers. Individuals that are speaking in court whether it is a witness‚ the parties involved in the trial or the representatives all need to be credible in order for the trial to be successful. Credibility deals directly with the individual that is speaking in court whether it is the parties involved or a witness
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The film opened with an investigator‚ Jake‚ speaking to a woman who is supposedly married to Hollis Mulwray‚ the chief engineer of water and power in the area. She is concerned that he is cheating on him. After bringing bad publicity to his name‚ the real wife of Mulwray comes about claiming she will sue Jake for what he released about her husband. Jake realizes he and Evelyn‚ the wife‚ were set up and she drops the law suit. When Jake goes to find Mulwray he finds him already dead‚ in the bottom
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Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of WWW Resources Anyone‚ in theory‚ can publish on the Web; therefore‚ it is imperative for users of the Web to develop a critical eye to evaluate the credibility of Internet information. Searching for sources on the WWW involves using a search engine‚ a directory‚ or some combination of these two. Because there is so much information on the Web‚ good and bad‚ finding what you want is not an exact science and can be time consuming. According to Nicholas C
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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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