Source\u00a0Reliability<\/h2>\r\nYou probably found the Wikipedia page titled \"Dihydrogen Monoxide Hoax<\/a>\" (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax) or a Snopes.com article debunking the circulating myths. It turns out that dihydrogen monoxide is really just a fancy way of referencing water, or H2<\/sub>O, and is certainly something we don't want to ban or protest against. This new context about the real meaning of DHMO certainly provides amusing insight into the \"horrors\" you read about on the DHMO website: Does it enhance athletic performance? Can it improve your marriage? What are its overdose symptoms?\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1248\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\"]![\"Meme](\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2016\/07\/27180846\/18269960662_f1f585a400_z.jpg\")
A funny meme depicting how easy it is to misrepresent information and give people the wrong impression. While Obama did prohibit waterboarding as a torture technique, banning water in schools would have obvious disastrous consequences.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nNowadays, we are surrounded with so much readily available information at our fingertips, that it is sometimes hard to differentiate fact from fiction. Of course, not everything you read on the internet is true, but how do you know what's a good source to rely on for personal information in your life? How about for an academic essay?\r\n\r\nIn this section, you'll learn about tools you can use and steps you can follow in order to find credible information. You'll learn how to find information, evaluate it, integrate\u00a0it, and document\u00a0it correctly for your research paper.\r\n\r\n![\"Using](\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2016\/07\/30190609\/Doing-research-graphic-main.jpg\")
These skills will help you excel in your academic writing, but also pave the way for a more critical eye when hearing or reading about any newfound information.\r\nLearning\u00a0Outcomes<\/h3>\r\n\r\n \t- Evaluate\u00a0and practice preliminary, intermediate, and advanced search techniques<\/li>\r\n \t
- Evaluate\u00a0and practice methods of analysis to assess the quality and reliability of a source<\/li>\r\n \t
- Evaluate\u00a0issues of plagiarism and academic dishonesty<\/li>\r\n \t
- Evaluate\u00a0and practice MLA document formatting and citation practices<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"
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Have you\u00a0heard about the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide? Did you know that it is commonly found in many household products, is readily available, but can also cause severe burns, erosion, corrosion, and is the major component in acid rain?\u00a0Jennifer Abel from Consumer Affairs<\/i>\u00a0tells us, “search online for information about dihydrogen monoxide, and you’ll find a long list of scary and absolutely true warnings about it: used by the nuclear power industry, vital to the production of everything from pesticides to Styrofoam, present in tumors removed from cancer patients, and guaranteed fatal to humans in large quantities.”<\/p>\n
Read more about the dangers at this DHMO website<\/a>. (http:\/\/www.dhmo.org\/facts.html)<\/p>\nAre you starting to feel like something is not quite right about this information? What exactly is<\/em> DHMO? How can it be found so easily, yet pose so many risks? If you haven’t tried it already, do a quick Google search for dihydrogen monoxide. Aside from the dhmo.org website, what other search results do you see?<\/p>\nSource\u00a0Reliability<\/h2>\n
You probably found the Wikipedia page titled “Dihydrogen Monoxide Hoax<\/a>” (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax) or a Snopes.com article debunking the circulating myths. It turns out that dihydrogen monoxide is really just a fancy way of referencing water, or H2<\/sub>O, and is certainly something we don’t want to ban or protest against. This new context about the real meaning of DHMO certainly provides amusing insight into the “horrors” you read about on the DHMO website: Does it enhance athletic performance? Can it improve your marriage? What are its overdose symptoms?<\/p>\n<\/p>\nA funny meme depicting how easy it is to misrepresent information and give people the wrong impression. While Obama did prohibit waterboarding as a torture technique, banning water in schools would have obvious disastrous consequences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Nowadays, we are surrounded with so much readily available information at our fingertips, that it is sometimes hard to differentiate fact from fiction. Of course, not everything you read on the internet is true, but how do you know what’s a good source to rely on for personal information in your life? How about for an academic essay?<\/p>\n
In this section, you’ll learn about tools you can use and steps you can follow in order to find credible information. You’ll learn how to find information, evaluate it, integrate\u00a0it, and document\u00a0it correctly for your research paper.<\/p>\n
These skills will help you excel in your academic writing, but also pave the way for a more critical eye when hearing or reading about any newfound information.<\/p>\n
Learning\u00a0Outcomes<\/h3>\n\n- Evaluate\u00a0and practice preliminary, intermediate, and advanced search techniques<\/li>\n
- Evaluate\u00a0and practice methods of analysis to assess the quality and reliability of a source<\/li>\n
- Evaluate\u00a0issues of plagiarism and academic dishonesty<\/li>\n
- Evaluate\u00a0and practice MLA document formatting and citation practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t
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- Why It Matters: Research Process. Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. License<\/strong>: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike<\/a><\/em><\/li>
- Using Sources in Research graphic. Authored by<\/strong>: Kim Louie for Lumen Learning. License<\/strong>: CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul>Public domain content<\/div>
- Achtung! warning sign. Provided by<\/strong>: Wikimedia Commons. Located at<\/strong>: https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Achtung.svg<\/a>. License<\/strong>: Public Domain: No Known Copyright<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":150,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Dihydrogen monoxide hoax\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Wikipedia\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by-sa\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"pd\",\"description\":\"Achtung! warning sign\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Wikimedia Commons\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Achtung.svg\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"pd\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Dihydrogen Monoxide meme\",\"author\":\"David Sanabria\",\"organization\":\"Flickr\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/philozopher\/18269960662\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by-sa\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Why It Matters: Research Process\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Lumen Learning\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by-sa\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Using Sources in Research graphic\",\"author\":\"Kim Louie for Lumen Learning\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-62","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":23,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/62","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/150"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":263,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/62\/revisions\/263"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/23"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/62\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=62"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=62"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- \r\n \t
- Evaluate\u00a0and practice preliminary, intermediate, and advanced search techniques<\/li>\r\n \t
- Evaluate\u00a0and practice methods of analysis to assess the quality and reliability of a source<\/li>\r\n \t
- Evaluate\u00a0issues of plagiarism and academic dishonesty<\/li>\r\n \t
- Evaluate\u00a0and practice MLA document formatting and citation practices<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"Have you\u00a0heard about the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide? Did you know that it is commonly found in many household products, is readily available, but can also cause severe burns, erosion, corrosion, and is the major component in acid rain?\u00a0Jennifer Abel from Consumer Affairs<\/i>\u00a0tells us, “search online for information about dihydrogen monoxide, and you’ll find a long list of scary and absolutely true warnings about it: used by the nuclear power industry, vital to the production of everything from pesticides to Styrofoam, present in tumors removed from cancer patients, and guaranteed fatal to humans in large quantities.”<\/p>\n
Read more about the dangers at this DHMO website<\/a>. (http:\/\/www.dhmo.org\/facts.html)<\/p>\n
Are you starting to feel like something is not quite right about this information? What exactly is<\/em> DHMO? How can it be found so easily, yet pose so many risks? If you haven’t tried it already, do a quick Google search for dihydrogen monoxide. Aside from the dhmo.org website, what other search results do you see?<\/p>\n
Source\u00a0Reliability<\/h2>\n
You probably found the Wikipedia page titled “Dihydrogen Monoxide Hoax<\/a>” (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax) or a Snopes.com article debunking the circulating myths. It turns out that dihydrogen monoxide is really just a fancy way of referencing water, or H2<\/sub>O, and is certainly something we don’t want to ban or protest against. This new context about the real meaning of DHMO certainly provides amusing insight into the “horrors” you read about on the DHMO website: Does it enhance athletic performance? Can it improve your marriage? What are its overdose symptoms?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nA funny meme depicting how easy it is to misrepresent information and give people the wrong impression. While Obama did prohibit waterboarding as a torture technique, banning water in schools would have obvious disastrous consequences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Nowadays, we are surrounded with so much readily available information at our fingertips, that it is sometimes hard to differentiate fact from fiction. Of course, not everything you read on the internet is true, but how do you know what’s a good source to rely on for personal information in your life? How about for an academic essay?<\/p>\n
In this section, you’ll learn about tools you can use and steps you can follow in order to find credible information. You’ll learn how to find information, evaluate it, integrate\u00a0it, and document\u00a0it correctly for your research paper.<\/p>\n
These skills will help you excel in your academic writing, but also pave the way for a more critical eye when hearing or reading about any newfound information.<\/p>\nLearning\u00a0Outcomes<\/h3>\n
- \n
- Evaluate\u00a0and practice preliminary, intermediate, and advanced search techniques<\/li>\n
- Evaluate\u00a0and practice methods of analysis to assess the quality and reliability of a source<\/li>\n
- Evaluate\u00a0issues of plagiarism and academic dishonesty<\/li>\n
- Evaluate\u00a0and practice MLA document formatting and citation practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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- Dihydrogen Monoxide meme. Authored by<\/strong>: David Sanabria. Provided by<\/strong>: Flickr. Located at<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/philozopher\/18269960662<\/a>. License<\/strong>: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike<\/a><\/em><\/li>
- Why It Matters: Research Process. Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. License<\/strong>: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike<\/a><\/em><\/li>
- Using Sources in Research graphic. Authored by<\/strong>: Kim Louie for Lumen Learning. License<\/strong>: CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul>
Public domain content<\/div>- Achtung! warning sign. Provided by<\/strong>: Wikimedia Commons. Located at<\/strong>: https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Achtung.svg<\/a>. License<\/strong>: Public Domain: No Known Copyright<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":150,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Dihydrogen monoxide hoax\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Wikipedia\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by-sa\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"pd\",\"description\":\"Achtung! warning sign\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Wikimedia Commons\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Achtung.svg\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"pd\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Dihydrogen Monoxide meme\",\"author\":\"David Sanabria\",\"organization\":\"Flickr\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/philozopher\/18269960662\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by-sa\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Why It Matters: Research Process\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Lumen Learning\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by-sa\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Using Sources in Research graphic\",\"author\":\"Kim Louie for Lumen Learning\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-62","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":23,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/62","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/150"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":263,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/62\/revisions\/263"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/23"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/62\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=62"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=62"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunycorning1010elec201718\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- Dihydrogen Monoxide meme. Authored by<\/strong>: David Sanabria. Provided by<\/strong>: Flickr. Located at<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/philozopher\/18269960662<\/a>. License<\/strong>: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike<\/a><\/em><\/li>
- Dihydrogen monoxide hoax. Provided by<\/strong>: Wikipedia. Located at<\/strong>: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax<\/a>. License<\/strong>: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike<\/a><\/em><\/li>