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Source criticism in an age of synthetic text

When anything can be generated, the question shifts from what it looks like to where it came from. A practical method for judging sources when the surface no longer tells you anything.

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Chapters
3
Lessons
7
Total length
00h 47m
Price
Free
01 · The old questions still work · 2 lessons · 14:00
  • Who benefits from you believing this?
    07:00
  • Origin, distance and dependency
    07:00
02 · What has changed · 3 lessons · 19:15
  • Fluency is free now
    07:00
  • Images, audio and the collapse of proof
    05:15
  • Circular sourcing
    07:00
03 · A method you can use · 2 lessons · 14:15
  • The sixty-second check
    05:15
  • Living with uncertainty
    09:00

Your teacher

  • Nora Ek

    Teacher in source criticism and cognitive integrity

    I have taught critical reading for twelve years, first in upper secondary school and now here. Ask me about sources you are unsure of, how to read a study, or why a text feels convincing without being right.

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