I think Wikipeida should not be used as a scholarly source. What I learned during this process what that many people pick and choose information that sometimes does not correlate with the articles. Furthermore, it is hard to deem a source as credible for example I noticed while doing this project that when we discussed our section of sources we were all quick to say that government publications or websites were 100% credible/unbiased. I thought maybe they aren’t and can possibly have their own agendas. Some strengths are that it could be helpful in getting a brief idea or grasp on a topic but one should be cautious to readily accept all information as true. I feel this is an example of how technology is making society lazier and ignorant. We are so ready to accept all information we read online as true because we do not want to bother with research and it is the first and quickest thing that comes up when searching a topic. Since the project whenever a friend cites Wikipedia I tell them how credible it really is. I definitely will be taking information from Wikipeida with more caution and an open and educated mind.
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