Evaluating Evidence

________________ means making an unbiased, balanced observation based on facts which can be verified.

It's important to find and trust reliable sources of information, but the credibility of their claims depends on the ___________ provided to back them up.

If a _______________ provides no evidence at all to back up its claims, we should be suspicious immediately.

Go to Wikipedia. What type of protection does Vladimir Putin have?

If someone is making a factual claim, and not just voicing a subjective opinion, then they need to provide ____________ in order for us to believe it.

Go to Wikipedia. What type of protection does fried dough have?

Name an example of a fact checker website to help when determining to believe a claim online

The quality of our evidence, like the quality of our information, affects the quality of our ______________, and also the prevalence of measles.

Go to Wikipedia. What kind of lock is found on 2022 World Cup have?

______________ means making assumptions, making interpretations based on personal opinions without any verifiable facts.

Not all evidence is created equal. The evidence a source provides should come from another ___________________ source.

This graph is an example of

You are reading an article from Mostue News. You aren't sure that it's true, but the article provides a link to a previous article from the same site that gives more background information on the topic. Is this evidence sufficient for you

YouTube has also added an information panel to the video that points to the Encyclopedia Britannica article...because YouTube wants you to look for information from other sources, especially around topics that are prone to ______________.