"Crap Detection 101" by Howard Rheingold passes the CRAP test only to a certain extent. It is a fairly current article for the topic although it hasn't been updated since June of last year. The article is quite opinionated and this is demonstrated through his use of the words "to me..." and retelling his instances with his daughter.In the resources, he allows people to suggest resources in the comments section in order to add to his story. I feel as if he should be finding resources on his own to back up his story. Rheingold doesn't use quotations and backs up his ideas only by providing links to sights that can be used for detection purposes.
The site in which this article is posted on indicates that it is not responsible for any of the content written and that it does not write or edit any of the content either. It also indicates that the authors display their own perspectives. Rheingold does have some credentials behind his name.
Advertisements are displayed on the right hand side of the web page and on top which takes away from the article.
It seems that this article is opinionated and focuses only on Rheingold's experiences with locating information on the Internet. He is trying to sell us his way of fact checking.
Note: Image from Joi on flickr.
Your last sentence is a perfect summary of the article, Nancy. Do you buy into it?
ReplyDeleteHere I am to slag you and your work...
ReplyDeleteMy first suggestion for you is you might want to try writing "it's" instead of "it is." It helps writing flow a little smoother.
I noticed that you added the sentence: "Rheingold does have some credentials behind his name" to then end of the third article. It seem like it's tossed in there. I can see that it's important, but you might want to add a little more context to it, place it in its own paragraph, or leave it out.