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Critical thinking in today’s business environment is not just a tool to get ahead it is a necessary skill to survive. The article reviewed talks about using this ability by conducting effective research via the Internet. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the article and discuss how the authors dealt with the following elements: perception, assumption, emotion, language, argument, fallacy, logic, and issue/problem resolution. Only those components with clear examples will be cited. Summary The article is named, “The Age of Clutter: Conducting Effective Research Using the Internet”, and is written by Charles J. Fornaciari and Maria F. Loffredo-Roca. This piece is about how using the internet as a research tool presents new challenges such as coping with information overload and obtaining then evaluating quality sources. The article briefly describes the problems related to conducting research on the Internet. It then proposes a solution to help individuals conduct effective and efficient internet-based business research. The reading also touches on how and why today’s business student, professionals and faculty have such troubles.
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