Lesson plan

Ed Bott

Leo Laporte interviewing ZDNet's Ed Bott about CNET's Download.com. Ed Bott is an American technology journalist and author, known for his books and articles on Microsoft Windows. He has been the editor for the U.S. version of PC/Computing and the managing editor for PC World in the past. In addition, Bott has written more than 40 books. The topics of his books include Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. , Bott writes for ZDNet, where he has published continuously since 2006.

Back to article

Article summary

Leo Laporte interviewing ZDNet's Ed Bott about CNET's Download.com. Ed Bott is an American technology journalist and author, known for his books and articles on Microsoft Windows. He has been the editor for the U.S. version of PC/Computing and the managing editor for PC World in the past. In addition, Bott has written more than 40 books. The topics of his books include Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. , Bott writes for ZDNet, where he has published continuously since 2006.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377036516

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.