Who Makes the Claim?


What is Credibility? - believability; trustworthiness
When you are faced with a variety of opinions, one of the most important things to consider is the credibility of those giving their opinion. That is, you need to consider whose opinion is the most trustworthy and valid in the particular situation.

Credibility also plays a very important role when dealing with those tentative truths. Whenever you are offered opinions or facts that you are not comfortable accepting and are not able to verify, the credibility of your source is crucial in helping you decide whether or not to accept these opinions or tentative truths.

Recognizing Bias
A bias is an opinion or feeling that strongly favors one side over others; a predisposition to support one side; or a prejudice against other sides. However, it is important, to know as much as possible about your sources when deciding how heavily to weigh their opinions.