At Mormon Matters a couple of weeks ago, “A Truth-Seekers Guide to the Bloggernacle and Beyond,” relating a few rules for sifting reliable posts and comments from the not-so-reliable stuff one reads. I know college profs stuggle to teach undergrads that “a reliable source” does not mean anything one finds via Google. A few of the suggestions from the post: Does the writer cite any sources? Are the supposed “experts” actually qualified? What’s the rest of the story (the other side of the argument)? Have you given opposing viewpoints a fair hearing?

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