STUDY HISTORY Flashcards
STUDY
What are the 3 essential questions when sourcing?
Who is behind the information?
What is the evidence?
What do other sources say? (Corroboration)
What do you want to know about the author?
-Their job/affiliation
-Their bias/ perspective on the issue
-Where their funding is from
-Their motive for writing the article.
When looking at the Saturday school example, what sources should we consult to decide if Saturday school should be mandatory?
-Benefits of breaks for kids/teachers.
-Religions Conflicts
-Importance of sleep
-Data from schools that use Saturday school.
-Extra Curricular conflict
-Test scores
-Who? Doctors/ parents/scientists/ religious leaders/ psychologists/ therapists/ teachers/ and community leaders.
What is lateral reading?
Leaving that source to learn about that source (open a new tab in google).
What should a article/paper have for evidence that their claim is reliable.
-Research Paper/Article
-Numerical Statistics
—> Chart
—> Graph
-Specific Examples
-Interviews/Serveys.
What is the problem with the internet?
-Anyone can post; Misinformation and disinformation spread.
-Info spreads quickly.
-Sponsor content affects the reliability.
When wondering what is the evidence, you should ask..
- Is there evidence?
-What is the source of the evidence?
-Does the evidence support the claim?
-What is missing?
-What could be better evidence?
What is a perspective?
Perspectives are shaped on background, knowledge, and how they encountered this issue.
What is a bias?
Bias is when you selectively accept or reject information based on their preexisting beliefs.
What is a example of a perspective?
How individuals have different thoughts about climate change.
Example of a bias
When a individual uses background knoll age as well as dismissing or ignoring certain information> contradictory viewpoints of scientific studies.
True or False? We should be suspicious of claims that have no evidence to back them up.
True.
is bias and perspective the same?
No; The difference of bias and perspective is subtle, but very important. Good critical thinker keeps a open mind by reading laterally.
What is misinformation?
False facts of inaccurate information that is mistakenly spread or passed.
What is disinformation?
Information that is deliberately false and inaccurate facts/information are spread on purpose with the intent of deception.