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In this section, you’ll assess another speaker’s stance by considering their point of view, use of evidence, and rhetoric.
Your followers have received the video very well. One viewer has left a comment where she claims that the endangered animal statistics that were shared from a scientific journal are incorrect. She posts a link to a video that directly contradicts your source.
How can you assess which source is correct: the video or the scientific journal?
Question 4 options:
Analyze the sources and their origins to determine if there are any biases, errors, and so on.
Ask your followers which source they believe is correct.
Trust the scientific journal because it supports your viewpoint.
Trust the video because it was created in 2023, while the scientific journal was published in 2022.
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Correct choice: Analyze the sources and their origins to determine if there are any biases, errors, and so on.
Why: a systematic source check lets you judge credibility instead of relying on popularity, date, or confirmation bias. Concrete steps you can take:
- Check the scientific journal article: journal name, peer-review status, authors’ credentials and affiliations, DOI, methods, sample size, data sources, date of data collection, and whether the article cites primary data (or the IUCN Red List, government reports, etc.). Look for corrections or retractions.
- Check the video: who made it, their expertise, whether they cite primary sources, whether they accurately represent the study’s methods and numbers, and if they misquote or cherry-pick data. Videos commonly simplify or misinterpret results.
- Cross-check the facts with independent, authoritative sources (e.g., IUCN, government wildlife agencies, original data repositories).
- Look for consensus across multiple reputable sources and whether either source has conflicts of interest or obvious bias.
- If unclear, contact the paper’s authors or the video creator for clarification, and disclose your findings publicly to your followers.
Why the other options are weak:
- Asking followers is a popularity check, not a credibility assessment.
- Trusting the journal just because it supports you is confirmation bias.
- Trusting the video solely because it’s newer ignores quality, methods, and source provenance.
Use the analysis above to decide which source is more trustworthy and correct any mistakes publicly and transparently.
Why: a systematic source check lets you judge credibility instead of relying on popularity, date, or confirmation bias. Concrete steps you can take:
- Check the scientific journal article: journal name, peer-review status, authors’ credentials and affiliations, DOI, methods, sample size, data sources, date of data collection, and whether the article cites primary data (or the IUCN Red List, government reports, etc.). Look for corrections or retractions.
- Check the video: who made it, their expertise, whether they cite primary sources, whether they accurately represent the study’s methods and numbers, and if they misquote or cherry-pick data. Videos commonly simplify or misinterpret results.
- Cross-check the facts with independent, authoritative sources (e.g., IUCN, government wildlife agencies, original data repositories).
- Look for consensus across multiple reputable sources and whether either source has conflicts of interest or obvious bias.
- If unclear, contact the paper’s authors or the video creator for clarification, and disclose your findings publicly to your followers.
Why the other options are weak:
- Asking followers is a popularity check, not a credibility assessment.
- Trusting the journal just because it supports you is confirmation bias.
- Trusting the video solely because it’s newer ignores quality, methods, and source provenance.
Use the analysis above to decide which source is more trustworthy and correct any mistakes publicly and transparently.
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