Question

You have just heard on TV that Vodka cures cancer. The commentator cited a report in the New England Journal of Medicine. Intrigued, you go to the original article. Briefly identify factors (3) that will help you evaluate this report.

Answer 1

1. Look at the URL of said article, if it's something like .org or .gov it's more likely to be reputable

2. look at the other information on the website, if it's false the website is most likely not reputable

3. look at other websites to see if their information agrees with or contradicts the information on said article

Step-by-step explanation:

websites with URLs that contain .gov are government websites that contain reputable information. URLs that contain .org are websites from organizations that are more likely to be reputable. websites that have one piece of false information are more likely to have more false information. and if other reputable sources say different that usually means that said article isn't true.