Question

• How can we tell if a website’s information and research references are reliable? Are they based on science (systematic, replicable research using valid research methods) or biased opinion which only seeks to confirm what it already believes to be true?
• Describe one web site that you think is biased (not reliable information based on faulty or missing research) and give some detail and examples to support your contention.

Answer 1

Answer:

In order to determine whether the website’s information and research references are reliable, one needs to summarize and check who published the source, the purpose of the source, when it was created and updated, and it’s content. Also see if it has any potential bias and, if a webpage provides references or reliable links to other sources.

Some websites are based on scientific opinions where they present the rationale behind the pre established phenomenon whereas some of the websites are biased in nature where it only wants to confirm over its decision for some of the phenomenon.

The website that is biased is the one that belongs to any of the political party or the editorial website of any of the newspaper where the author or the website handler already showcase the information that is biased one i.e. the author has a set perception of the information that he or she is presenting over the website, however, they only want to confirm the information through the feedback from the users in the form of their comments.