Were do you get reliable information?
You can get reliable information online you just need to be cautious. If you think a website is iffy go check an encyclopedia or a book on the topic you are researching. Also you can rely on websites that the URL ends in .edu or .org.
How can you tell information is reliable?
- Author: if the website has an author on the page, also if he or she has contact info.
- Date: usually a website has a date on when it was published and you can go from there to see if its a date that you think is appropriate.
- Sources: A book or website the author should site their sources.
- Domain: A website with a domain of .edu for colleges or .gov for government. you just need to be careful using .org because it is used by non profit organizations.
- site design: If a website is layed out so it is easy to navigate and set up in a good manner its usually a reliable site.
- writing style: You want to make sure there is proper grammar and words are spelled correctly.
- Link: https://uknowit.uwgb.edu/page.php?id=30276
How is factual information important to success?
- Having factual information on anything you publish/ make is important because if you don't have factual info and people find out they wont go back and look at anything you publish or make because they wont trust the info you used. If you do use good factual information that is supported by good citations people will like and keep coming back to products you produce because they know its going to be correct information to use if they need too.
- link: http://reword.ca/why-accurate-fact-checking-is-so-critically-important-to-your-writing/