Sunday, July 6, 2008

DHMO Website:

--Who wrote or produced the information?

Tom Way


--What authority or special knowledge does the author have?

I did not really see any credentials listed.


If the site is credited to an organization, what do you know about that organization?

The organization which this site is credited to is the United States Environmental Assessment Center.

--What bias or slant do you detect in the source? What does it say that indicates a bias?

This website definitely sheds a negative light on DHMO and is very biased against it. Everything stated is not proven to be true, but this website states information as if they were facts.

--Should DHMO be banned? Why or why not?

I do not believe that DHMO should be banned because it is important for our health.

5 comments:

Theresa said...

Jokes like this one are cruel. This website should not exist. because if i were not properly educated (as in already having this prank pulled on me) i woul dhave believed it! I am SO gulible!

Karen said...

This website just shows you how important it is to not believe that everything you read on the internet as fact. The website looks very official. I could see where some people would be taken in by the "facts."

AnnMarie said...

Another thing that makes it believable is the name they use instead of water. If you aren't paying close attention it is very easy to overlook the 'true' identity of the 'harmful' chemical. This is a great site to use to teach kids about the importance of being cautious with information from the internet.

Kate said...

It's so crazy what some people do on the Internet! Everything on this site looks like fact. One thing that seemed fishy about it to me is that it never clearly states what exactly DHMO is. It tells what it can be found in but not a definition of it. I was actually fooled by it at first!

Anonymous said...

i agree that DHMO should not be banned now that i kno what it is exactly.