Evaluating Internet Sites

1. Authority — Who is the author and what are their qualifications?
2. Accuracy — Is the information reliable and free from error? Are statistics and other facts cited in a bibliography?
3. Objectivity — Is there a minimum of bias?
   Is one side unfairly favored over another? (Advocacy Sites)
   Are they trying to sell you something? (Commercial Sites)
   Is the goal to sway the opinion of the audience? (Personal/Editorial Sites)
4. Currency — When was the site created or last updated?
5. Coverage — How in-depth are the topics explored

Gun Control
Just the facts on gun control from two advocacy groups: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/gunsandmothers/debate3.html

Cancer
http://oncolink.upenn.edu/
http://www.cancer-central.com/

Nutrition (Make sure you look at some of the research reports.)
http://www.beefnutrition.org/

Suicide
http://members.tripod.com/~LifeGard/ssfaqs.html

Gay Marriage
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/pros_cons/gaymarriage/gaymarriage.html

Euthanasia
http://www.euthanasia.com/

NARTH
http://www.narth.com/index.html

Eastern Religions
http://www.thebigview.com/

Bioethics
http://www.family.org/cforum/fosi/bioethics/facts/a0035066.cfm#top