Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!

Questions to consider when viewing these web pages for advocacy and objectivity.

  1. Do the author(s) present the information as fact or opinion or conjecture?
  2. Does this page present more than one viewpoint or opinion?
  3. Can you determine who or what group sponsors this web page? Do they hold a particular view or opinion?

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Created by Esther Grassian and Diane Zwemer.
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Updated June 21, 2006