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There has been a controversy regarding whether obtaining various information from different new sources to be knowledgeable people. While some may argue that people should read a certain material to get confirm belief, I firmly disagree whit the idea. In this essay, I briefly present two reasons to support my opinion.
First of all, when people want to have precise information, they should read a lot of materials. That is, this is important because it help people understand the topic better. Getting information from different sources means that gaining a variety of view point. Moreover, people are able to get colossal amount of information about the issue. This is because each detail on the problem from magazines or TV is very different. Using personal experience as an example, I understand the main reason for global warming is Co2 when I saw a news on TV. However, in a class, by reading my science text book, I get to know other substances like methane also contribute to the environmental problem.
Secondly, if people have information from a specific mass-media or book, they will have wrong information. People are prone to believe what they read or find on magazines or book as a fact. For this reason, searching information from a certain source is dangerous. In other words, because people do not read other materials, they are not able to compare; they will not be aware whether the information is right or wrong. In my case, I had a bad experience. To explain, I saw a news about entertainer who is famous singer; that is he will marry and retire. I really surprised and talk to my friend who was crazy about him. She was so depressed for several days, but after a week, she got angry because the news was wrong. The new usually made incorrect information to make hot issue. If I had read various materials, I would have not make my friend be sad.
In summary, I strongly agree with this statement that it is desirable for well-round people should search a variety of materials on account of the two reasons that I mentioned above; not only are they able to understand the issues better but also do it people make less likely to misunderstand. |