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The internet has a variety of uses. People can search what things are, how to do a certain thing as well as countless other questions. If a search engine, like Google or Yahoo, is used, the first “hits” are the most credible websites. One of this sites that often appears is called About.com. This site offers various pages on just about anything you could imagine. From “Setting Up a Creative Party Table” to “How to Run on a Treadmill,” the list is endless. This website is thought of as being credible. Many people get their information off of About.com, but is all of the information that is posted true?
When you read an article on About.com, it all seems credible. One thing most people fail to question is where is the presented information coming from? About.com is a site where writers can express their knowledge on a certain topic. None of the articles are cited, however. All the information that is presented seems to simply be coming from the author’s heads. Do all of the authors know everything about the topic they are writing about? About.com is a credible website that contains articles that are not properly cited. This displays poor ethos.
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