This article contains three sections – describing three options – on how to‚ as the title says‚ “Evaluate the Credibility of Claims and Sources”. Section one describes assessing the source of the claim‚ pointing out how trust evolves throughout our cognitive development‚ as well as going in depth with the term “authority” and “expertise”. Section two illustrates assessing what seems to be the context and tone of the claim‚ such as whether there are any ulterior motives behind it‚ whether it is self-contradictory
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Title Credibility and Impact Exploring the Internet and Politics Assessment A‚ Part One - Credibility and Impact: Exploring the Internet and Politics Indicate whether each website is credible. The Drudge Report: not credible Daily Kos: not credible The Huffington Post: not credible POLITICO: not credible Salon: not credible Colbert Nation: not credible The Hill: credible The Nation: credible Red‚ Green and Blue: not credible Crooks and Liars: not credible The
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As part of his ethical appeals‚ Brutus asks the people to consider his credibility when passing judgement‚ and appeals to their duty as Romans. Early in the speech‚ he demands that they “... hear me [Brutus] for my cause‚ and be silent‚ that you may hear: believe me for mine honour‚ and have respect to mine honour‚ that you may believe…” The repeated use of “my” draws attention to Brutus and his virtues‚ which he connects through parallel structure. “Hear me for my cause…” is arranged similarly
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Topic#1: Factors that impact a person’s “Authority” level and “Credibility” in communication. What are the implications of authority and credibility in effective communication? What makes a person seem credible to others? Competence is a cornerstone of credibility. Being competent in your field goes along with being perceived as credible‚ you can’t have one without the other. A person can have all the right qualifications and expertise needed to perform his/her intended job but without
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The film opened with an investigator‚ Jake‚ speaking to a woman who is supposedly married to Hollis Mulwray‚ the chief engineer of water and power in the area. She is concerned that he is cheating on him. After bringing bad publicity to his name‚ the real wife of Mulwray comes about claiming she will sue Jake for what he released about her husband. Jake realizes he and Evelyn‚ the wife‚ were set up and she drops the law suit. When Jake goes to find Mulwray he finds him already dead‚ in the bottom
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Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of WWW Resources Anyone‚ in theory‚ can publish on the Web; therefore‚ it is imperative for users of the Web to develop a critical eye to evaluate the credibility of Internet information. Searching for sources on the WWW involves using a search engine‚ a directory‚ or some combination of these two. Because there is so much information on the Web‚ good and bad‚ finding what you want is not an exact science and can be time consuming. According to Nicholas C
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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‚ it is clear that even those popular sites contain unjustifiable information at times that lacks credibility. Much of the time we continue to utilize those sites out of routine because we take an interest in what those sites offer in content.
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level of goods and services over a period of time in an economy. As we know inflation can cause serious social consequences‚ if it’s not perfectly anticipated‚ money as a measure of value or as a medium of exchange is undermined. The issue of credibility The announcement of the government of anti-inflation will form expectations and be embedded into contracts. Wage contracts are also signed in this period. In this circumstance‚ the policymaker has a chance to induce a surprise inflation leading
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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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presentation I would emphasize more on what things to look out for when considering a loan request to merit a positive decision and I will also discuss two fundamental aspects of loan request evaluation‚ which are business feasibility and borrower’s credibility. THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN A LOAN REQUEST TO MERIT A POSITIVE DECISION 1. Clarity: A major factor to consider when evaluating a loan request is how professionally the loan request has been done. The request should be clear and straight to
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