Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Wikipedia

After investigating Wikipedia's process, I am more likely to use it as a source. I would not use it as a primary source though. It would likely just be a secondary source that I use for background information. One important change to how I use it would be to always check the sources for each claim within the article that I am interested in using. This way I can double check myself to see if the information is accurate. Another important change I would make is to look at the discussion history. I would not use this every time, as the level of critical discussion changes for each subject. However, if the discussion seems to be intellectually sound, then it would be a great source of debate and critical thinking.

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