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Section 4:
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SECTION 4: EVALUATING WEB SITES

OBJECTIVITY


Think about this example of OBJECTIVITY:

We are looking at a Web site that tells us that the latest AIDS drug is working miracles, extending lives, and so on. At first, we get excited about this 'miracle drug' because we think that this information is FACT.

But, we then discover that this Web site is sponsored by the same company that makes the drug. Now we wonder if the site is factual or objective. Wouldn't we also want to find more information about the drug from other Web sites or sources to be sure that we really do have all the facts?

In deciding whether a site is objective, what other questions would you ask yourself? What measures of objectivity are important to you? Write your ideas here:


   
 
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