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QUESTION: A study group of students is reviewing claims in an article that gamma rays are among the most dangerous type of electromagnetic radiation, because of the high energy of the waves. How should the students decide if this claim is reliable? (2 points) (A)They should look at what country the study was done in. (B)They should see if there are any sources of bias. (C)They should vote on it. (D)They should create an online poll.

Answer 1

B

Bias is an inclination towards one way of thinking due to inherent factors in our environment, such as how one was brought up.

Explanation:

In science, biases, conscious or unconscious, tend to make experiments’ results to incline in particular way rather than being impartial. Peer- review of scientific journals by the scientific community is meant to be a quality assurance measure to detect such biases. The students should check reviews of the scientific community on the article and see if any biases have been pointed out.  Probably the institution that the scientist works for is in competition with another institution that deals with gamma rays.

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Answer 2

The correct answer is (B)They should see if there are any sources of bias.

Explanation:

The information in any source can be considered reliable if the information is objective and supported with evidence. This implies, there are no sources of bias such as personal interest or stereotypes that can influence the accuracy of the information. Also, it is recommended the author is an expert in the field, and he/she provides evidence.

According to this, the best way for the group of students to decide if the claim of the article is reliable is to analyze if there are any sources of bias because if the information is influenced by interests, belief, etc (biased information) then the claim is likely to be unreliable.