Critical Thinker
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This is intended as a 'Meta-level' discussion focused on getting the input/viewpoints of others as to: What makes a source (of information) reliable?
When Googling that phrase there are hundred's of millions of results from various sources, most prominently are the educational institutions and journalism related websites that for the most part concur on certain basics. We can all read those and likely agree on most of the criteria, however it would be interesting to get people's (subjective) input on why they might find some sources reliable versus other sources that they think are unreliable. Ideally it would be interesting if folks would also share how they might classify themselves (ie... Debunker, Conspiracy Theorist, Liberal, Conservative, College Graduate, High School dropout, etc... ).
source
noun
1.
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
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This is intended as a 'Meta-level' discussion focused on getting the input/viewpoints of others as to: What makes a source (of information) reliable?
When Googling that phrase there are hundred's of millions of results from various sources, most prominently are the educational institutions and journalism related websites that for the most part concur on certain basics. We can all read those and likely agree on most of the criteria, however it would be interesting to get people's (subjective) input on why they might find some sources reliable versus other sources that they think are unreliable. Ideally it would be interesting if folks would also share how they might classify themselves (ie... Debunker, Conspiracy Theorist, Liberal, Conservative, College Graduate, High School dropout, etc... ).
source
noun
1.
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: