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Humans are very opinionated beings, when a topic is presented most of the time humans have already formed an opinion of whether they like it or not without researching more details about the topic. It is important that you look for more details before the opinion or claim is made. Another tendency that humans seem to have is that they like to hear things they agree with. This is how bias news was created like Fox News or CNN. This isn't necessarily alway harmful but it can weaken the credibility of a claim. If you form a claim before you've done research then you'll look for more research that supports your claim rather than consider everyone's point of view. This week we researched what online tracking is and whether the government should get involved in ending it. After reading the first article I had already formed a strong opinion that I did not like that I was being tracked without my consent or knowledge. But in class we had to look for not only the things that supported the writer's claim but also the things that contradicted it. This allowed me to see that there is some good that comes out of tracking. We then had a debate to argue the pros and cons of online tracking. This solidified the ideas that I had for why the government should step in as well as allowed me to see the points of why the government hasn't already stepped in. http://oureverydaylife.com/credibility-online-sources-important-education-7012.html
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March 2017
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