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Sample exercises Grades 9–12 · Source verification Which is a strong first step for an unattributed statistic? Choose the most colourful repost Find its original source and context Share it because it is surprising Assume a screenshot is proof Answer and explanation Find its original source and context
Origin and context make verification possible.
Grades 9–12 · Source verification A chart value rises from 50 to 55. Find percentage increase. Answer and explanation 10 %
(55−50)/50×100=10%.
Grades 9–12 · Source verification What can a truncated vertical axis do? Remove all measurement error Change the underlying numbers automatically Exaggerate the visual impression of a difference Prove causation Answer and explanation Exaggerate the visual impression of a difference
Axis choice changes visual emphasis, not the data itself.
Grades 9–12 · Source verification Why is a screenshot of a headline weaker evidence than the complete article and underlying source? Answer and explanation It can omit date, qualifications, methods or context and can be altered. The fuller evidence chain is needed.
Credit missing context and verification.
Grades 9–12 · Source verification Does realistic appearance prove an image is an unaltered camera photograph? No Only when high resolution Yes, always Only when it has a watermark Answer and explanation No
Visual realism is not proof of origin.
Grades 9–12 · Source verification A poll has 25 responses among 100 invitations. Find response rate. Answer and explanation 0.25
25/100=0.25.
Study notes Ask where an image, quote or statistic originated. Reposts can strip context, date or attribution.
Grades 9–12 Ask where an image, quote or statistic originated. Reposts can strip context, date or attribution.
Grades 9–12