Writing Assignment
Respond to the prompt below as fully as possible
First Reading for Writing Assignment #4: “The Nature of Truth,” Julian Baggini pp. 147-151
Second Reading for Writing Assignment #4: “Identifying Expertise,” Daniel Levitin pp. 153-160
After reading “The Nature of Truth” (4.9 p. 147) and “Identifying Expertise” (4.12 p. 153), both of which discuss what constitutes an “expert,” you are now something of an expert on “expert.”
For this writing assignment, briefly summarize the main points in the above readings for Writing Assignment #4.
Summary of main points in the first reading:
Summary of the main points in the second reading:
Then, based on your own thoughtful inferences, answer the following questions in complete sentences:
Is it possible for the news to be unbiased?
What makes someone an expert?
How do fact checkers work?
What constitutes “fake news”?
Feel free to explore the Internet or the library databases to provide yourself with more context for these ideas, but make sure you cite any information that you paraphrase or directly quote. Citations are not required if you do not do any research.
Reading one is The Nature of Truth,” by Julian Baggini
Reading two is Identifying Expertise,” Daniel Levitin
