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E2N4: How not to get Hoodwinked - Coggle Diagram
E2N4: How not to get Hoodwinked
Lateral Reading- evaluating your source by credibility, these next examples are supericial
is the author an expert?
are there ads?
.com or .org
are there citations?
is the info. up to date?
think about all of these critically, just because it "seems" good or bad does not mean it is
From problems to sources
first, 2ndary, and 3iary sources
3iary are writings art 2ndary
quotes
'if a source is on topic but irrelevant to your hypothesis5 it may be interesting but it won’t be immediately useful'
"The trick is to read with an open mind as omnivorously as your time allows but with a mind that also can weed out those sources that do not speak to your specific question and its possible answers"
respected fact checking websites: NPR fact check, SNOPES, Politifact, factcheck.org, Waco fact checker
check yourself with lateral reading
understand the purpose of the writing and who wrote it
open new tabs and read about your source
professional logo, citations, no typos or grammar issues, professional photography
Lateral reading goes beyond the 1 webpage in order to evaluate its legitimacy