Information Credibility Analysis
For this assignment you will be critiquing an editorial piece in The Huffington Post found at:
This Is Why Marijuana Should Be Legal Everywhere
1. Go through 10 of the links below. Write 1-2 sentences on each of them assessing their credibility. Are they from reliable sources? Do they use fair logic in gathering the evidence they intend to gather? Are they timely and current (remembering that the articles were published 2012-2015)? Does it say/show what the article is intending to support?
Here are the evidence links in the article:
For First Time, Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana
Here Are All The People Who Have Died From A Marijuana Overdose
In U.S., 38% Have Tried Marijuana, Little Changed Since ’80s
Most Likely to Use Marijuana or Cocaine: Americans
Relative Addictiveness of Drugs
Alcohol or Cannabis? No Question Which Substance Poses a Greater Risk to Health
Drug harms in the UK: a multicriteria decision analysis (note: this will not give you full access to the article, but enough information is available to assess the credibility of the study)
Why I changed my mind on weed
Best Marijuana Strains for Insomnia
Cannabis and Cannabinoids (PDQ®)–Patient Version
5 Common Uses of Medical Cannabis
Here Are 50 Marijuana Users Who Are Unbelievably Successful
Martha Stewart Joint: ‘Of Course’ She Knows How To Roll One (VIDEO)
Oprah Winfrey Talks Smoking Weed, Rocky OWN Launch On ‘WWHL’ (VIDEO)
Experts Tell the Truth about Pot
The Most Valuable Stars’ Disconnect Between Twitter and Mass Fame
11 Little-Known Facts about Left-Handers
3 pts each = 30 points
2. In addition, write a short (2 paragraphs) on the strength or weakness of the evidence in supporting the main argument that marijuana should be legalized. Are you convinced that it’s the ethical choice to legalize it? Explain your reasoning. (14 points)