To encourage healthy inquiry is to help others ask questions of the information they are reading, such as “What do other sources say?” or “What’s the evidence?” This response mode is not the same as being skeptical of all information.
EXAMPLE: Asking someone “how do you know that?” And “What other sources confirm this to you?” Is a place to start. Encourage the person to think about the motivations and biases of the source of the information, and why they find it credible.
GOALS: Being able to critically evaluate information by not immediately believing new claims is an important part of healthy inquiry. This response mode encompasses a wide set of goals of information and media literacy programs.
