Lateral Reading
An introduction to lateral reading skills and techniques to help evaluate sources.
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Watch Out for Emotional Language
Check this source for emotional language & then read it laterally to decide who is telling you what and why.
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Practice
- Checkology - Evaluating Evidence OnlineAnalyze six social media posts to determine whether or not they provide evidence for their claims.
- Checkology - Evaluating Sources OnlineCompare three pairs of online sources and read laterally to determine which you trust more and why.
- Last Updated: Oct 30, 2024 9:13 AM
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Subjects: Life Skills, Research Help
Tags: CRAAP, Dive Deeper, evaluating, fake news, misinformation, SIFT, source evaluation