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Pract The Facts

Why it is important that you do the research!

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Meet Oswald. He has some information for you!


Why do you think this information is better than Oswalds?


Finally what about this?

Finally what about this?


Do you think these videos are telling the truth?


Would you use what you heard in one of these videos to answer a question about:


Do rappers make a lot of money?


Is Michael Jordan better than Lebron James?


Why?


The purpose of this class is to teach you how to Pract The Facts.


Pract The Facts is a term that is related to how we manage the information we receive.


Why you need to Pract The Facts


Pew Research did a study on how the public views the accuracy of news stories in the media (TV, Radio, etc.). (2011)


The public’s top two sources of news remain television and the internet. Two-thirds of Americans (66%) say television is where they get most of their news about national and international events, while 43% say they turn to the internet. About three-in-ten Americans (31%) say they get most of their national and international news from newspapers. Radio was a distant fourth choice, with 19% saying they turned to it for news.

Top sources for news based on the Pew Research Study


Accuracy of News Stories Based on the Pew Research StudyThe perception by the public that news stories are inaccurate or biased is increasing.


Bias in the Media Based on the Pew Research Study

Many in the public think the news is politically biased.


What age has to do with it!

Less than 30 uses the internet as the main source for national news.

Ages 30 to 49 use television more for the main source of national news.


To assure that the decisions you make in life are based on both accurate and reliable information. This allows you the best chance to make a decision based on the facts involved and not:

1. Personal beliefs2. What everyone else thinks.3. Based on another persons beliefs4. Just because you saw it on TV or heard in on the radio!

Whatever your age you need to Pract The Facts!


1. Determine if the information you are getting is relevant to you.

2. Determine if the information is accurate.

3. Determine how you will react to this information.

Three Basic Principles


Determine if the information you are getting is relevant to you.

One


In one day you are exposed to a lot of information. To Pract The Facts on a specific piece of information your first have to know how this information relevant to you. To do this you can ask yourself a few questions.


Let’s Talk Information


According to a report in 2009 by the University of San Diego it is estimated that the average person processes about 34 gigabytes of content a day.

That’s a lot of information


Is your health and well being affected?

Does it affect your financial situation?

Is it close to you?

Do any of these questions affect a family member or close friend?

Examples of Key Questions Related To Relevance:


What questions would your ask to determine if something is relevant to you?


Something has relevance to you even if it doesn’t interest you!


Determining relevance takes a little work. The problem is social media gets us in the bad habit of only finding relevance in the information we like and not information that we don’ t like. Many think that for something to have meaning it has to be something that interest you. That is not correct. It is based on how you are affected by the information or action and not whether it interest you or not.


Determine if the information is accurate. Doing the research!

Two


Where do you think this information comes from?


There are two types of sources available to you to do your research. First there are primary sources and then there are secondary sources.


A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event.

Primary Sources


Examples of Primary Sources

ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS : (excerpts or translations acceptable): Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, official records

CREATIVE WORKS: Poetry, drama, novels, music, art

Relics and/or Artifacts: Pottery, furniture, clothing, buildings


A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. Secondary sources may have pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources in them.

Secondary Sources


PUBLICATIONS: Textbooks, magazine articles, histories, criticisms, commentaries, encyclopedias

A journal/magazine article which interprets or reviews previous findings

A history textbook

Examples of Secondary Sources


Sources of Information

Source HMI Report UC San Diego


So how much time do you think we spend getting information From each of these sources?


Computer ……. 2 hours per dayTelevision……..4.5 hours per dayReading………..1.1 hour per dayRadio…………….5 hours per dayTelephone….1.13 hours per dayOther………….5 hours per day…pc, handhelds, signs, t-shirts etc.

Time spent per source


Once you identify your sources then you do the research to verify the accuracy of the information!


Three

Determine how you will react to this information.


Will I buy it!

Will I vote for that person!

Do I believe what that person is saying!

Will I go there!

Do I trust that person!

Is it Safe!


These are the type of questions that your research should answer. When you have answered these questions based on the research you have just Pract The Facts!


Remember:

To Pract the Facts is not an exact science. Doing the research may not give you all the information you need.

You should:

Understand that the decision you make from the information may not be the absolute best but is still acceptable.

Keep options open so as additional information arrives you can change your decision.


Will this make a difference in your life?

NO if you prefer to accept what people tell you at faceValue.

YES if you prefer to verify what you hear so you can makeThe best decision for you and your family. We call that the

ability to Pract The Facts!

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