This article is basically saying that whatever we see in the website, we shouldn't rely on them until this sources are reliable because For example, Wikipedia has unlimited permission to edit the information however we want. Therefore, this can lead to our misinterpretation with new wrong perspectives. Also, we should be the evidences that we claim. This is important because if there is no evidences, our claims will be untrustworthy and makes us look like judging other people's view points. We also have open minded when we are looking at other people's claim because we all have different perspectives based on what we believe.
This article also talks about young people are not good at researching because we believe in things easily and not researching enough about where this information really came from. Every students use INTERNET to research. This becomes to normal in these days. As this becomes normal, a lot of sources are available for us and it is really easy to find out. However, we don't know for sure where this info came from? They didn't give us enough details to trust this website or not. There are a lot of sources but it is really difficult to find where the information came from and should we trust them.
"It was obviously never the case that just because something was printed meant that it was true"(14).
"The higher up in a Google search, the more credible the entry. Sometimes students remarked that they considered the qualifications of the author before believing what they found, but in no instance of the screen captures could the researchers find evidence that author credibility steered students’ decisions"(15).
“The teaching of history should convey only facts and be free from political motives, personal opinions, biases, propaganda and other common tactics of distortion. Every claim that is made about history should also be accompanied by documentation proving its basis"(16).
"Simple questions. Who owns a site? Who links to it? Forget about power drills and pneumatic nail guns. Can we start with a hammer and a saw? "(16)
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