Explain how critical thinking relates to the biases or influences on the news.
1. What are the two arenas that are used to assess credibility? How do they tie into the degrees of credibility and incredibility?
2. How does the content of the claim relate to fallacies from the previous chapter? How does an observation relate to fallacies?
3. Why is background information essential to assessing a claim? Give an example from last month's news to support your answer.
4. Name five ways that one can prove his/her expertise. Explain how they are not always foolproof using examples from current events.