It is generally believed that the Internet is an excellent means of communication but some people suggest that it may not be the best place to find information. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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has revolutionized our lives. It has changed the way we communicate and research. According to some people, the
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is a great communication tool but it is not a reliable source of
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. I do not quite agree with
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view. In my opinion, the
internet
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is not only an excellent communication tool but
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a treasure trove of
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. The
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has given us access to a vast pool of
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. In fact, anyone who has access to a
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smart phone
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and an
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connection can now find
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on just about any subject within a matter of seconds.
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ease of finding
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online has even made physical libraries redundant. The main problem with finding
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online is that we cannot always trust the source. The
internet
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allows anyone and everyone to be a writer and a publisher. You can blog on any topic; you can post your opinions on any
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. No one will ask you whether you are qualified to do so.
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, some of the
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that we find online is not very reliable.
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,
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, does not mean that all the
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on the
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is erroneous. While I admit that it is possible to find factually incorrect
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on some
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websites, blogs and forums, the truth is that the vast majority of these unreliable sources do not make it to search results. When you do a Google search for a particular keyword, the websites that pop up are authority sites that do their research before posting
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online. Take,
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encyclopedia Wikipedia. Anyone can edit it so we might think that it will contain a lot of mistakes.
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, Wikipedia does not contain any more errors than the celebrated Encyclopedia Britannica because it has committed editors and writers who want to provide the most authentic
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to their readers. To conclude, I do not agree with the argument that the
internet
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is not a reliable place to find
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. If we only refer to authority websites and blogs we do not have to worry about the authenticity of the
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we find.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Democratize access
  • Instant messaging
  • Real-time conversations
  • Credible sources
  • Misinformation
  • Unverified facts
  • Reputable news outlets
  • Biased opinions
  • Algorithm-driven content
  • Overreliance
  • Traditional methods
  • Search engines
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