Critical Thinking Section 2

Question 1

What do you look for in sources of information?

Answer 1

Reliability
Whose the author ?
Is the source an individual, gov. entity, organization ?
Does the author have expertise or topic ?
Is there an agenda being pushed?

Question 2

How do you search through biased sources?

Answer 2

-Do you see the word sponsored?
-Do you see survey results and statistics?
-Does the author have anything to gain?

Question 3

How do you know the source is thoughtful or honest?

Answer 3

-Does source identify mistakes when made?
-Are counter arguments included and presented fairly?
-Do they try to make you distrust others sources?

Question 4

Context Colapse

Answer 4

Where a source can make you feel like something is happening in your area right now.

Question 5

How do you make sure your sources are current and local

Answer 5

• Check the time stamp
• Check the original source to determine the location of the events reported

Question 6

What are other sources saying?

Answer 6

• When other outlets confirm the same information, then your source is good.
• Check if other sources debunked the information.

Question 7

Is it plausible

Answer 7

• if a claim is plausible, then research it further using multiple independent and reliable sources
• if a claim is not plausible, then no other research is needed.

Question 8

How do you know if your source is too convenient?

Answer 8

If it fits too neatly with a narrative about current events in society.

Question 9

How do you know if it’s a deepfake?

Answer 9

Technology might be used to make people do and say things Thales really did not do.