Evaluating Sources

When you leave a source to open a new browser tab to see what other websites say about the source, what is this called?

• Vertical reading

• Lateral reading

• Critical thinking

• Proofreading

Recognize, consider, and research are three strategies for combatting what?

• Confirmation bias

• A debate partner

• Trouble finding a topic for your research paper

• Rumors

What does the "R" stand for in "CRAAP"?

• Relevancy

• Research

• Readability

• Real

A tendency to seek out information that aligns with one's beliefs is called...

• Fake news

• Implicit bias

• Selection bias

• Confirmation bias

What does the "I" stand for in "SIFT"?

• Introduction

• Investigate

• Information

• Introverted

Confirmation bias is a type of cognitive bias

• True

• False

How might you know a source is NOT credible?

• No author listed

• Contains grammatical errors

• No sources are listed for the claims

• All of the above

Some people don't have biases

• True

• False

Currency in "CRAAP" means

• How much it costs to view the article

• How likely you are to use a source for your research

• The type of money a country uses

• The timeliness of the information

What is NOT something that makes a website credible?

• The date the information was published is clear

• The website has broken links

• Author's qualifications are listed

• Author name is available