The intended audience will change how a piece is written, what it is written about, and the evidence that’s used
Is a key point to consider in writing
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When considering the credibility of sources, it’s important to think about our own beliefs and biases and how these will influence our approach
Remember to keep your own biases in check when writing (think about your end goal) and to keep an author's bias in mind because it will put their writing in certain perspectives
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When you view a web site about a particular issue, it may in fact be difficult to see who’s behind the content
The reason a web site was created will help you understand the tone better and the purpose.
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Digital materials
The advantage is that it's (usually) very up to date and can hold the most recent information whereas a printed material needs to be a bit older in order to be considered creditable. The disadvantage is that the publisher of a website could be anyone, and you need to check their expertese on the topic.
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Printed material
The benefit is that these are usually more credible because more editors look at it to determine its truth. However, that doesn't mean it would be best for our writing purposes, think about your audience vs their audience.
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we learn to practice a similar type of information filtering when we learn about research methods and sources
Skepticism is a useful tool in helping us shift thorough sources to find the reliable ones. We need this to help boost our writings because we need the right findings.
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