FIRST Acronym - ENGL 1020

9/8/2021

1:21 P.M. CDT

• F - FUNDING

  • Who paid for it?

  • How expensive is the research?

  • Who’s paying for it?

• I - INVESTIGATION

  • What are the methods used---interview, survey, etc?

  • What is the nature of the study - interview, lab tests, double-blind?

• R - RESULTS

  • Are the findings presented as clickbait or are they too exaggerated?

  • Are they presented factually and humbly?

• S - SUBJECTS

  • Who was interviewed? Who are they?

  • How many?

  • What is the background of those who took part?

• T - TIME

  • How long the study lasted---the longer the better!

  • The longer a study lasts, the better.

Note: It’s important to use this as you study day-to-day articles on the internet. It also helps with the sciences.