Credible Information Debate

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Credible Information Debate

Credible Information Debate

Wikipedia is one of the most popular and visited web sites nowadays, but Does it really mean is a truthful source of researching !et us analy"e first what we need for trusting a web site #irst of all we need to evaluate the web source, especially for two main reasons $he first reason is over abundance of information In general we have to analy"e the %uality of the given information because anyone can upload some pieces of information to a web site $he second reason is the absence of a formal regulation to verify the veracity of the information $here are some criteria to evaluate a web site &ainly we need to determine who is the author of the article, his or her credentials and %ualification, impartiality, style, tone, and the date when the article was written 'sing these criteria, as a guide, we can decide if we can use the web page as a source (esides this, we can look for some hints like if the document has a lot of grammar errors or if it is difficult to determine the source of information )ometimes for selecting a right source we need to take into account to whom it is addressed, taking in consideration if we are going to write a paper for children, adults, professional or even investigators It is also good to analy"e if the document has any bibliographical references It, at least, would give us an idea of the reliability of the source *n the other hand say, regardless of the number of people that they consult Wikipedia this is not a valid source to be used as a reference in scientific and effective

Credible Information Debate

ways $here are people who believe and seek information in Wikipedia is which is a source of information that continuously updated it to make within their items all current information We could say that Wikipedia is a source of online search free and open, to which anyone can add or delete erroneous information ,owever, while Wikipedia is a source of which is critici"ed It must be said, that this information is not academically credible of which many universities do not allow their students use this source as a reference source for any of his essays It is important to point out that this way in which these articles are monitored remotely, which is through a democracy online If these items are recorded which are %uestionable, there-s an audience that will review the information and verification of its validity )o editors have a voting process, and the ma.ority vote determines whether the information is valid /0and, 21112 $hese editors are not an authority on every sub.ect, they find out information like the rest of the universe, so that Wikipedia takes the decision to determine whether the information is valid and helps what you consulted it

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Credible Information Debate

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