Comments on: How to Be a Better Internet User with Verified

By: swanXVI

swanXVI — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 04:01:26 +0000

Using the SIFT tool in class helped me to contextualize how to actually use each of the steps in ways that mattered. I only tried the CRAAP method once on my own, but I still found it useful.

I fully agree with your assertion that instead of jumping through hoops or believing everything that flies in our faces, five minutes of research into a claim can be way more beneficial. Practicing SIFT real time during this election cycle has proven so important. We live in a time of fragmented quotations and false claims permeating our own ideas and values. Thinking straight and getting duped less have never been more important traits than right now.

By: lary_rin

lary_rin — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 22:01:07 +0000

I think since most of us probably have never heard of SIFT using it in class and practicing with it was really helpful as you have said to understand what the book is trying to teach us. I genuinely forgot that chapter one mentioned other methods, so I’m curious about how you went through the CRAAP method, did you find it to be better than SIFT?

Since most everyone else talked about it, I am also curious about what your thoughts were about chapter two. It goes into all those signals we need to notice or avoid, and I know many of us were big on the .com versus .org myth. Did you also find your mind blown by this info?