{"id":6746,"date":"2022-04-14T01:31:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T01:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=6746"},"modified":"2022-04-15T18:45:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T18:45:28","slug":"when-lateral-reading-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2022\/04\/14\/when-lateral-reading-fails\/","title":{"rendered":"When lateral reading fails"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rather than attempt to determine credibility of a source from the source, recent advice is to open a second tab and search for other positions on the same topic. This approach is recommended because web content is becoming more sophisticated so the things on a given site to look for can be shaped to be convincing. The fact-check approach has been labelled lateral reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feed birds and I thought I had read that bird feeders can spread this disease. However, I read a contrary position in our local pape<\/a>r which is typically regarded as a credible source. A few hours later my said I should take down our feeder and pointed me to this source. This report comes from a different local news source <\/a>also with a good reputation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a careful reader to do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P.S. – We have since decided to move our feeders inside. We live close to a nature center which has found dead owls and the proximity to birds dying from the bird flu<\/a> made the decision for us. <\/p>\n

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