Thinking Skills

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Credibility

Criteria

Techniques

Context

Setting or situation in which evidence is produced

Selectivity and representativeness

Evidence is always selective

Campaigning groups, newspapers, broadcasts

Corroboration

Pieces of evidence

Support each other.

Observation and eyewitness accounts

Eyewitness= credible

Hearsay evidence= less credible

Reputation

A person's character or an organisation's standing

Expertise

Evidence given by an expert is often judged to be highly credible

Expertice is only credible if it is relevant

Bias

Favouring a particular view.

A biased viewpoint may reduce the credibility of the source

Vested interest

People have something to gain from promoting and defending a particular point of view.

Neutrality

A neutral source is impartial. It has no motive or reason.

Credible means believable. If we find evidence is credible

Evidence

Sources

It is important to assess the credibility of the source

eyewitness, a newspaper report, an article, etc

Designed to persuade. Support the argument

Arguments

Reason or reasons which support a conclusion

Credibility and truth

Forensic evidence

DNA

Sometimes contaminated

Fingerprints

Forensic are used by the police in the investigation of crimes

Expert witnesses

Believable≠true

Credible= believable

Analyse and evaluate arguments