Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36857
Notes:
Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 13, Page 1 of Special Bulletin No. 9., Advertiser's letter to a member publication criticizes advertising that lowers confidence in farm magazines and urges them to clean up their advertising.
Via online by keyword search. Open access., Counsel from a biology teacher about the dilemma of helping students and other "non-experts" assess complex subjects. "The citizen must assess the evidence - not the scientific evidence, but the social evidence for credibility. First, can one trust the source of information? ... If that is relatively secure, one can then take the next step 'backwards' to assess the credibility of the expert or person making the claims. Known experts and media with confirmed track records are ideal, of course. But frequently we must settle for indirect evidence. ... For the consumer interested in reliable knowledge, one must find the thread that one can trust. Robust agreement, when available, helps."
Anderson, Carol L. (author), Lamm, Sandra K. (author), and Department of Human Development and Family Studies, New York Sate Collage of Human Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1985
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 94 Document Number: C07171
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Ithaca, NY : Cornell Cooperative Extension, 1985. 4 p.
