WEEK 2
ENGLISH 7
DETERMINING THE TRUTHFULNESS AND ACCURACY OF THE MATERIAL
You have learned in the previous module how to determine the worth of ideas mentioned in the text you are
listening. Today, you are going to learn how to determine the truthfulness and accuracy of the material viewed.
Here are some of the indications that information viewed is accurate and true.
1. The same information can be found in other reliable sources.
Take notes of the main facts presented in the material viewed. Compare it with multiple sources.
Are the information or facts presented present in other sources? If the information is the same in
multiple sources then you have a truthful and accurate information.
2. The sources used for documentation are known to be generally reliable.
Establishing the accuracy of multimedia sources can be challenging because they often represent a
combination of facts, opinions and perspectives from different individuals. Do not trust anonymous
sources.
3. The author of the information is known to have expertise on that subject.
Determining the knowledge and expertise of the subject or the speaker in a multimedia source is
very important. Anyone can make an assertion or a statement about something but only someone who
knows that thing can make a reasonably reliable statement or assertion about it. Research the person
who is making the statement.
4. The presentation is free from logical fallacies or errors.
An important aspect of accuracy is the intellectual integrity of the item. Errors of logic occur
primarily in the presentation of conclusions, opinions, interpretations, editorials, ideas, etc.
5. Quotations are “in context’” – the meaning of the original work is kept in the work which quotes the
original.
Statements quoted in the material viewed must be quoted correctly and accurately. If it is used in
context or in the material viewed, the meaning of the original statement must be kept and no opinion
and assumptions about it should be made.
WEEK 2
ENGLISH 7 ANSWER SHEET
Name _____________________________________ Section____________
TASK 1 . Identification. Read the statements below carefully. Identify what is asked. Choose your
answer from the words inside the box.
________________ 1. Words or statements used that are taken from the original source.
________________ 2. It is the origin of the facts or information presented in the material viewed.
________________ 3. The reality behind facts.
________________4. It is the occurrence of assumptions and opinions to some information.
________________5. It is the available data.
________________6. The speaker or the subject that has expertise of the available data. opinions expressed by
those who you report.
________________7. This means not only getting the objectively verifiable ‘fact’ right but accurately reporting
________________8. If this is without fallacies and errors the material is considered truthful and accurate.
________________9. A material viewed that presents on side of the information or with personal opinion is
considered _______.
________________10. A good source of information is truthful and accurate if the facts are also present in other
_______ sources.
Directions: Read the statements carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and write FALSE if it is incorrect.
Write your answers on your English notebook.
__________1. All materials viewed on TV and internet present an accurate information.
__________2. The news that you see on TV is true.
__________3. There are some sources of information whose purpose is to mislead and misinform.
__________4. It is important to evaluate the sources and information you hear and see.
__________5. Accuracy means not only getting the objectively verifiable ‘facts’ right - names, places, dates of birth,
and quotes.
__________6. Taking notes are not essential while viewing a material.
__________7. Knowing where an author/reporter is coming from is not important in judging what they have to say.
__________8. Something in print in any form does not make it accurate and factual.
__________ 9. It is a bad idea to read or listen to many different stories, or reports, on the same issue/subject to
help you determine where the truth lies.
__________10. Truthful and honest communication plays a critical role in what is best in human endeavors.
