Relevance and Reliability

1. The information's level of importance to a particular viewing purpose or explicitly stated need for that information

• Accuracy

• Bias

• Relevance

• Reliability

2. The position or slant toward which an author shapes information

• Accuracy

• Bias

• Relevance

• Reliability

3. The information's level of trustworthiness based on information about the author and the publishing bodies

• Accuracy

• Bias

• Relevance

• Reliability

4. The extent to which information contains factual and updated details that can be verified by consulting alternative and / or primary sources

• Accuracy

• Bias

• Relevance

• Reliability

5. Joey watches online video materials to deepen his understanding of his lessons. In choosing which material to believe in, he checks whether a particular material presents pieces of information that address his purpose.

• Accuracy

• Bias

• Relevance

• Reliability

6. He cross-validates information, statistical data, and material presented with those from the cited source.

• Accuracy

• Bias

• Relevance

• Reliability

7. Reads up on the background of the author.

• Accuracy

• Bias

• Relevance

• Reliability

8. He reviews how quotations were lifted.

• Accuracy

• Bias

• Relevance

• Reliability

9. He checks whether arguments are adequately supported and elaborated.

• Accuracy

• Bias

• Relevance

• Reliability

10. He examines the material for any inclination to favor any race, color, gender, age, among others.

• Accuracy

• Bias

• Relevance

• Reliability