This is not going to be a helpful answer, but I honestly get all my news from sites like this and reddit. I try to make sure to actually read through the articles before commenting though.
Exactly my issue. A lot of people feel like they can read a headline and then consider themselves informed. This is absolutely not true. I make sure to take special care when reading articles that claim "x study shows that y!" Often times, when you actually read through those, you find that the sample space is tiny and the variables are extremely biased.
This is not going to be a helpful answer, but I honestly get all my news from sites like this and reddit. I try to make sure to actually read through the articles before commenting though.
I get what you are saying. Nothing worse than people commenting on the clickbait title without having read the article.
Exactly my issue. A lot of people feel like they can read a headline and then consider themselves informed. This is absolutely not true. I make sure to take special care when reading articles that claim "x study shows that y!" Often times, when you actually read through those, you find that the sample space is tiny and the variables are extremely biased.
One of the many relevant XKCD :
http://xkcd.com/882/
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