ON THE WEB? Great! But EVALUATE!

Type of Website

TYPICAL Purpose

PROBABLE Domains

POSSIBLE Pitfalls

Advocacy

Promotes specific point of view or cause

.org

Bias in favor of that specific point of view or cause. Therefore, not objective.

Commercial

To sell goods or services

.com, .net, .biz

A promotional agenda based in the desire to encourage purchasing.

Reference

Provides a full range of information

.edu, gov.

Must still be scrutinized for how current, how objective, how accurate.

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