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In first place, it’s important to know why this information was sent to you.
In THE first place, it’s important to know why this information was sent to you.
Texts are not always what they seem – instance, some adverts look like information documents, but they are actually selling a product.
Texts are not always what they seem – FOR instance, some adverts look like information documents, but they are actually selling a product.
On whole, I’d say that you can trust what you read, but you still need to be careful.
On THE whole, I’d say that you can trust what you read, but you still need to be careful.
With reference Wikipedia, it’s clear when the information is not accurate or complete.
With reference TO Wikipedia, it’s clear when the information is not accurate or complete.
People need to know who produced the information. What more, they need to understand why.
People need to know who produced the information. What IS more, they need to understand why.
There are a number of things you need to check. It’s important to know if the text is written in a neutral way. (First / all)
There are a number of things you need to check. First of all, it’s important to know if the text is written in a neutral way.
Some documents are full of mistakes. We’re only allowed to use reliable sites for homework. (For / reason)
Some documents are full of mistakes. For this reason, we’re only allowed to use reliable sites for homework.
There is so much news on social media. It’s important to be selective. (In / view)
There is so much news on social media. In my view, it’s important to be selective.
On the one hand we are fortunate to have information at our fingertips. We need to be cautious. (but / hand)
On the one hand we are fortunate to have information at our fingertips, but on the other hand we need to be cautious.
There are different ways of checking information. Comparing against two or three other documents is a good technique. (example)
There are different ways of checking information. For example, comparing against two or three other documents is a good technique.
online advertising. / ignore / speaking, / I think / people / Generally
Generally speaking, I think people ignore online advertising.
opinion, / advice / from someone I know / In / my / is best. / getting
In my opinion, getting advice from someone I know is best.
different sources. / to / Regarding / the news, / important / it’s / check
Regarding the news, it’s important to check different sources.
to / manage information / an important skill. / learning / conclusion, / is / In
In conclusion, learning to manage information is an important skill.
points of view. / many / are / different / written / from / Articles
Articles are written from many different points of view.