Writing From Sources Notes Chapter 1: “Understanding Evidence and Reasoning” to Exercise 6 (p. 40-62) 1) The credibility of the thesis depends on the evidence and reasoning. a) Evidence refers to any kind of concrete information that can support a thesis. Evidence can take several forms: i) Facts and statistics‚ especially in social science. ii) Surveys (1) Depend on generalizing from a representative sample‚ based on an appropriate “population” (use limited
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Is Wikipedia a Credible and Valid Source of Information? Management 521 July 25‚ 2011 Is Wikipedia a Credible and Valid Source of Information? Abstract Team A debated on whether Wikipedia is a credible and valid source of information. The team was divided into two groups‚ one side for and one side against. Among the five team members only one (the author) sided for Wikipedia as a credible and valid source. The debate lasted for seven days. Great points were raised by each team members to prove
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creation of the biggest source of information "the book"‚ and we would find out that people back then relied completely on books for information‚ stories and history. And the best way to reach into somebody’s mind was to open his book. Today‚ after the fascinating invention of the internet or in other words the World Wide Web‚ books are no longer relied on and people buried all the books in libraries. The internet is now considered to be the modern source of information instead of the old fashionable
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Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internet Information and Preparation Sheet Vocabulary: global village‚ a plethora of options‚ services‚ dissemination of information‚ silver bullet‚ Babel‚ rambling‚ reliability‚ veracity‚ ascertain the reliability‚ rapid pace of change‚ information overload‚ landmines‚ at the click of a mouse‚ maligned‚ comfort of home‚ assimilated‚ indispensable‚ pervasive‚ rife‚ program vs programme‚ having access to‚ beyond reproach‚ estranged‚ Be careful of one/you/we/I
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Topic: The Internet has provided great benefits‚ but at the same time it has also created new problems and inequalities. What’s your opinion? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. No one can deny the benefits from the Internet as it helps us a lot in our life. However‚ the Internet also has many stints and caused many problems to people. For one thing‚ while we can get the latest news from the Internet fast‚ we have to deal with a situation that these information is not arranged
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sure the information we are receiving is credible. Moreover‚ I am a firm believer that the web displays lots of information that is not completely trustworthy or authentic. In addition‚ I have also found Wikipedia to be a major popular site in which a lot of people flock to for information. Even more so as noted by Potash (2010‚ p. 98) that‚ “Popularity‚ however‚ does not ensure credibility.” It is evident that even though many people resort to the web and wikipedia for information and news‚
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disadvantages of using Internet. Nowadays almost everyone in the world have had a contact with computers. A great part of them has been using international computer’s net known as Internet. I think using internet has more advantages then disadvantages. First of all‚ Internet provides access to a lot of information. Some of them are very useful in your job other helps in your hobby. Searching the net with Google‚ you can find everything you want. You can also do shopping using Internet. Of course it
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Credibility Assessment of Peer-reviewed and Non-peer-reviewed Sources First Last ABC University Abstract Doctoral students have a wealth of readily available information from which to conduct research. Not all of this information is credible. The challenge for the doctoral student is to pick high quality sources. This paper will discuss peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed sources‚ and how the CARS Checklist can help find credible material for research. Credibility Assessment of Peer-reviewed
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Learning English Using the Internet By: Marthy Vp Technological advancements have now made learning the English language much more easy‚ fun‚ and convenient. One technologically advanced method that has improved the way people learn English is the Internet. This modern form of communication has opened the world to a whole new way of learning the English language. The vast resources on the Web makes learning English a less intimidating undertaking. When one embarks on the process of learning English
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Introduction Reading from the internet has grown over the past decade significantly. It has provided people with access and opportunities to reading that would not have been available otherwise. This‚ however‚ has some positive as well as negative effects to it. This essay will discuss the cause and effect to reading from the internet. Body Reading can help people use their time to gain extra knowledge and learn new things more effectively. The unlimited access to various sources the internet provides has
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