The correct answer is A) analyze the author’s background to evaluate any potential bias.
While researching Internet articles, Jane realizes that many of the facts and viewpoints in an article by D. Smith differ drastically from other articles she has found on the same topic. The action should Jane do next to determine the article’s reliability is to analyze the author’s background to evaluate any potential bias.
This way Jane can check the academic history Dr, Smith has, the experience in the field, other researches he has done, books he has written and critics and commentaries about his work by other scientists or scholars, This is important for Jane to validate the information or to understand why facts vary so drastically from one source to another.
