Again, Some of Your Tutors Will Tell You to Be

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The Answer is There are many potential problems with Internet sources, but most arise from the inability to verify the article's claims or from the author's selective use of evidence. Treat cautiously any web pages that:
-simply assert claims without providing references, and for those that do, check to determine the quality of those references
-that have anonymous authors, authors who cannot be contacted, or authors who either do not list qualifications or list every qualification they've ever gained
-that use overly emotive language or, conversely, that use overly technical language - this can be an attempt to impress or obfuscate rather than inform
-that are out-of-date - this will depend on the how fast the subject is developing
-that have some apparent vested interest - evidence regarding economic performance, for example, is likely to differ substantially depending on the
whether the web page is owned by the current Government or an opposition party.
As a rule, the best way to check reliability is to seek verification from other
sources; if the claims are essentially similar, the information is more likely to be reliable.

Again, Some of Your Tutors Will Tell You to Be

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