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Thinking Critically about Information Sources: The Extinction of the Blondes
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Thinking Critically about Information
Truthiness, wikiality, and more…
Example… The News
Blondes to die out in 200 years
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/he
alth/2284783.stm
What stands out?
CNN
Blondes
http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/t
vn-video-clip.pl?RC=711149
Extinction of Blondes Vastly Over Reported
Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A30318-2002Oct1
Redheads too?
Red Hair Disappearing on GlobalTV (Canada)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0zqITJ7MMM&feature=related
Have a Question?• Reference Desks
– Fenwick: 703/993-2210
– Johnson Center: 703/993-9070
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http://www.infoguides.gmu.edu/honors)