hello I need help on doing some assignment, i have attached it in a microsoft word please open and take a look.

Author

• • Who wrote this information?

  • What is the author’s background?

  • Is the author an individual or a group?

  • Is the author an expert on this topic?

  • Is he/she sharing facts or opinions?

  • Did you check the “About”? What did it say? Or, why didn’t you check this?

  • Did you google the author? What did you learn?

Bias/Motivation

• • Is the web supported by a group, organization or company? What is the name of the supporting entity?

  • What does the group stand to gain by convincing others of the opinion? Money/Political Power, something else? How do you know this?

  • Was the information reviewed by others before being published? How do you know?

  • Is the information from a personal site where opinions are expressed?

  • Did you analyze the URL? What did you discover?

  • How does bias effect the information shared as you read/review it?

  • What is your own emotional attachment to the information or sites? Can you be objective about this information yourself?

Evidence

• • Does the site list citations/links/other print resources/websites? What are they?

  • Do the links work?

  • Can you verify the evidence the site offers? How did you do this?

  • Does the site rely on one or multiple sources of information to prove their points?

Timeliness

When was the information published or last updated?