Determining a good answer obtained from the Internet
The internet has become a major source of information. However, it is crucial to understand that not all information is correct due to the fact that the interned does not control the information posted. Therefore, it is imperative to evaluate the answer one finds from the internet to ensure that one gets a good answer; otherwise, one may provide and/or use incorrect answers from the internet, which may have dire consequences.
The source of the answer determines whether the answer is good or bad. Peer reviewed information from academic websites and sources provide good answers due to the fact that information from such sources is reviewed by independent and highly qualified people in the respective field. On the contrary, answers from commercial websites and other non academic sites such as Wikipedia, Wiki answers, Yahoo answers and several .com sites is not peer reviewed and answers from such sources may be incorrect and should therefore not be considered as good answers.
The other method involves obtaining an answer from different sources and then evaluating whether all the sources provide the same answer. If same answer is provided by different internet sources, then the answer is highly likely to be correct implying it is a good answer. However, different sources may give different answers depending on the nature of the question especially if it is a debatable issue. In this case, one should evaluate the reason behind every answer, which requires critical analysis of every source from the internet including whether it is an academic source, type of research done, quality aspects of the research and whether the source uses academic backing to support the answer.
