Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions
Karen is learning about searching the Internet and collaborating with other people online.Karen has found and removed all Web postings about her ex-boyfriend Bill. She has moved on. She's now researching information about a project for work. There are a lot of Web sites about it, and she's trying to determine which ones will give her the best information. What is one way she can evaluate the Web sites she comes across?
A)Count the number of hits a Web site has received.
B)Look for links to any original sources of quoted information.
C)See which Web sites have the most attention-grabbing colors or details.
D)Trust Web sites that make bold claims about the topic in question, since boldness means confidence.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Looking for links to original sources of quoted information is a good way to evaluate the credibility and reliability of a website. This shows that the website has done proper research and provides evidence to support their claims. Counting the number of hits a website has received does not necessarily indicate the quality of the information. Attention-grabbing colors or details do not always signify accuracy, and trusting websites that make bold claims without evidence can be misleading.