Hum 311 -- Week 3 Mid-week Discussion Quiz

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1.

Everything is available on the Internet?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
2.

The problems with Google searches are:
- A.
  
  They don't always bring up substantial articles.
- B.
  
  They don't distinguish between good and bad articles.
- C.
  
  They fail to retrieve the best articles
- D.
  
  All of the above
3.

As long as I look at eight different websites, I will get the same information, so I'll be credible.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

When evaluating the facts of your argument you should ask all of the following except:
- A.
  
  Do you have good reason to believe that the information on the site is accurate?
- B.
  
  What is the author's point of view?
- C.
  
  What makes you think the "facts" you see are really facts?
- D.
  
  What does Wikipedia say in reference to the topic?
5.

Truncating a URL can help you find:
- A.
  
  Where an article was originally published.
- B.
  
  Information about authorship
- C.
  
  Why the article was written.
- D.
  
  If the article is falid.
6.

It is irrelevant to know if a website intends to inform, to persuade, or to sell you something as long as you get the information that you need?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

When you know what's happening, you consider:
- A.
  
  What is being said
- B.
  
  What is not being said
- C.
  
  Both A&B
- D.
  
  None of these
8.

When people speak of "web pages," they mean:
- A.
  
  All internet pages
- B.
  
  Wikipedia entries
- C.
  
  Pages designed for the Internet
- D.
  
  Scholarly articles used for research
9.

There were no great differences in the results of doing a search for "flirting" in Google and Google Scholar (found in the "Distinguish Web Pages" section).
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False