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Originally Posted by Pacific Swell
Okay, then what about conservative media like the Wall St. Journal. Can they be trusted since they are biased?
Note: I read the WSJ every morning.
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No source can be truly trusted.
However, those who report and source their facts properly and clearly while not using clever wording to suggest a conclusion on that which can not be validated can be given more weight, but in the end, unless you have all of the facts at your disposal, their mention should be treated as inconclusive.
Here is the funny thing. I remember way back when I was in high school, they taught us how to read the news and other sources. That is, they took the news from all kinds of sources and showed us how to look for key words which denote assumptive conclusions, influence of bias, weak facts, and inferred opinions of the author.
These days, I guess they think if they can simply sound out the words, they are doing well. Great if you are looking to teach someone what to think, terrible if you are teaching how to think for themselves.
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