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    Getting to the source of reliable sources: In today’s world, with all the technology that is readily available, finding information that is credible can pose a challenge. With social media and everything being online, it seems as if anyone from everywhere can post whatever they want, whether it is deemed to be accurate or not. In using the topic of national debt in the United States as a guide, I was able to analyze plausible sources and compare them to inaccurate sources. Journalist, Brandon Greife

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    The first of the two sources to be examined here is Allen Guelzo's House Divided: Lincoln, Douglas, and the Political Landscape of 1858. This source took a more technical examination of not just the speeches and overall influence of Lincoln during this time, but also on where politics stood around the middle of the nineteenth century. To begin with, this source took a more critical examination at the Lincoln-Douglas race from the perspective of the complex political situation that was inherent during

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    People wonder whether Wikipedia is actually a reliable source or not. Others just assume it is because there is a lot of information about the topic they looked up. The Wikipedia article on Robert Smalls is one example of explaining whether it is a reliable source of information or not, and why. Also, this research helps understand what exactly is a reliable source of information. The Wikipedia article on Robert Smalls is not a reliable source of information. Simply because Wikipedia is a form of

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    I used this website because it looked very trustworthy/credible since there was a lot of information and a lot of details to back it all up. I understood all of the information because I have seen it in textbooks and other sources. There is also a lot of information on it about my topic, and the author had written it to be very well understood. Also, it has .org at the end, which is usually better than .com and more reliable than .com websites. Commercial websites usually aren’t the best for researching

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    Wikipedia, a source we all know and love. A source with extensive amounts of information, some true, and some fabricated. How are we to know what is true and what is not? All the information for anything you really ever wanted to know is right at your fingertips and easily found. I have always been taught, from teachers mostly, that Wikipedia is not a credible source. I have used Wikipedia in the past, but only to obtain general information, to be able to use this in my classes I then was required

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    citation is required for each? Why is properly citing sources important? What are the possible consequences of improperly citing references? In most writing the content and ideas are not always your own. There for it is important to give credit to the original source of your writing. You can do this by quoting, paraphrasing or summarizing the original text in which you obtained the ideas for your writing. Properly citing you're source is necessary when using one of these three ways of

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    Misguided Rationale

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    problem begins. The media is in a race on putting out information. The danger is that there is no checking to make sure the information is true. Media is in a cycle of the news getting a hold of an alternative fact, the media spreading it, a powerful source restating the information, and the general audience seeing that story as fact. That information can then be turned into political policies and ideologies. When the person that are spreading the wrong facts gets challenged with the truth, they tend

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    How To Find A Reliable Health Website Overview In the era we are living in, the internet has become the number one source of information (it is the reason you are reading this by the way). This is due to its convenience and speed. Nowadays you no longer have to rummage through a whole library to get a book on a topic you want; just a click on your computer or phone and you are sorted. The trend is no different when it comes to health matters. It is this tendency that has led to the emergence of

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    Reliable And Reliable

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    Reliable and Unreliable sources Choosing wisely between reliable and unreliable sources is important because one would not want to waste time on unreliable sources that give out false information. Most importantly if its for a large project or for a school assignment. Reliable The best definition one can give about reliable sources is any source that has competence in the field of interest. Sources without any biases or conflict of interest. Finding reliable sources is important for one to ensure

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    education. The Article discusses various ways technology affects a student. Carr’s article gives examples from both perspectives on negative and positive effects of the Internet; however, the negative effects stand out bigger. Carr’s essay is a valuable source for my research paper. Nicolas Carr in his article, “Does the Internet Make You Smarter or Dumber?” claims that the Internet is hurting students. Carr gives evidence from various experiments and studies done by different people, showing that the Internet

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