You need to make an actual effort. - eviltoast

Doing your own research also means being open to the possibility that your hypothesis is incorrect.

  • Astronauticaldb@lemmy.world
    30·
    2 months ago

    Remember the CRAAP test, everyone:

    Currency (Is this information current? If not when was it updated?)

    Relevance (Does it make sense to the topic you’re working on? Does it not?)

    Authority (Who wrote this article? What are their qualifications?)

    Accuracy (Is this information accurate? Can you cross-reference with other articles or papers?)

    Purpose (What was the author’s purpose in writing this? Were they paid to write this piece?)

    (Edit: formatting)

    • jagungal@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 months ago

      All of these things are only valuable if you do not have the technical expertise required to analyse the validity of the conclusions the authors draw from the methods.