Credible Sources and Information Essay

February 3, 2021

Discussion: Week 02 Credible Sources and Facts
Review the readings and videos about credible sources and information.
Create a post and answer these 5 questions below.
According to the Pew Research Center (2017), some experts state that the information environment will improve partly because “technology will help label, filter or ban misinformation” (p.6). Facebook is developing technology to weed out non-credible sources.
1.How much of the job of filtering out non-credible sources can technology do right now? For what reasons?
2.If technology can’t do the entire job, who else is responsible for filtering out non-credible sources, and what do they need to do?

On February 14, 2018, students at Marie Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, FL, experienced a mass shooting. Soon afterward, news about Scot Peterson’s role as a security guard broke.
1.Different people have their own opinions about whether Scot Peterson fulfilled his professional duty during the shooting. Recall what your opinion might have been before the start of this week. How, if at all, has your opinion changed? Justify your answer with at least 2 facts, citing your sources. Exclude speculation.
2.A lot of media coverage has focused on Scot Peterson. Of all of it, what percentage do you guesstimate provides facts?
3.How certain are you of your conclusion about Scot Peterson? If you have any uncertainty, what would you need to see or hear to be able to draw a definite conclusion?

Your Credible Sources and Information Essay will be graded based on the following rubric:

Category	Unacceptable (0-1)	Needs Improvement (2-3)	Good (4)	Excellent (5)	Total Possible Points

Organization (x3)	There is no apparent organization to the answers. They shows some coherence but ideas lack unity.	There is some level of organization though digressions, ambiguities, irrelevance are too many. Transition evident but not used throughout the paper.	Answers are coherent and logically organized with transitions used between ideas and paragraphs to create coherence. Overall unity of ideas is present.	Answers show high degree of attention to logic and reasoning of points. Unity clearly leads the reader to the conclusion and stirs thought regarding the topic.	15
Content (x3)	Answers lack evidence of critical thinking. Writer uses superficial, simplistic, or irrelevant reasons and unjustifiable claims. Makes illogical, inconsistent inference.	Answers are primarily opinion without valid support. Little critical thinking is evident. Follows existing evidence to obtain conclusions.	Ideas are logical and reasoned, but demonstrate lesser degree of originality. Follows evidence and reason lead to obtain justifiable, logical conclusion.	Writer develops logical and reasoned independent ideas that go beyond predictable outcomes or the conclusions of researched materials. Follows where evidence and reason lead in order to obtain defensible, thoughtful, logical conclusions or solutions.	15
Grammar & Mechanics(x2)	Sentences are unclear and many grammatical errors in structure make answers virtually unreadable. Spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and vocabulary usage contain major flaws that impede readability.	Most spelling, punctuation, and grammar correct allowing reader to progress through the answers. Some errors remain.	Answers have few spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors allowing reader to follow ideas clearly. Very few fragments or run-ons.	Answers are free of distracting spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors; absent of fragments, comma splices, and run-ons.	5