Select the correct answer.
while researching internet articles, jane realizes that many of the facts and viewpoints in an article by d. smith differ drastically from other articles she has found on the same topic. what action should jane do next to determine the article’s reliability?
a.
analyze the author’s background to evaluate any potential bias
b.
evaluate each article’s main idea to expose generalizations
c.
compare d. smith's point of view to your own
d.
discredit and remove d. smith’s article from her sources
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The correct answer is A) analyze the author’s background to evaluate any potential bias.

While researching Internet articles, Jane realizes that many of the facts and viewpoints in an article by D. Smith differ drastically from other articles she has found on the same topic. The action should Jane do next to determine the article’s reliability is to analyze the author’s background to evaluate any potential bias.

This way Jane can check the academic history Dr, Smith has, the experience in the field, other researches he has done, books he has written and critics and commentaries about his work by other scientists or scholars, This is important for Jane to validate the information or to understand why facts vary so drastically from one source to another.

legislative branch:

one of the three branches of government divided between the senate and the house of representatives.

- creates or makes laws

- power to override a veto

executive branch:

one of the three branches of government, headed by the president.

- enforces or carries out laws

- power to veto a bill sent to it by congress

judicial branch:

one of the three branches of government, headed by the chief justice of the supreme court.

- interprets laws

- power to declare laws or actions by the government unconstitutional