"Fear and Loathing in Homer and Rockville"

Ben Tryer went about his research on immigration in Homer and around the world by reading articles he found online. I believe the source of Ben's struggle came from being easily convinced and not recognizing bias, both his own and in the sources he was reading. Most of the articles he took the time to look for, read, print out, and gather opinions on, carried some weight of truth - but just because something is somewhat right does not make it reliable.

I am quick to admit that I have not gone to great lengths to check the reliability of my sources in the past. If I find a source that seems dependable and makes points that agree with what I am trying to say, it is good enough for me. This has not yet proven to be a huge problem in research papers I have, but this podcast has made me more susceptible to delving deeper. I think some people are more prone to letting their opinions affect their research/actions/etc. than others are. This being said, I do think some bias will always come out when controversial issues are discussed. We are all human, it would almost be odd if our experiences and beliefs did not affect how we think and act.

The community I am researching is millennials. Mainly, the emotion that triggered this decision was annoyance. I tend to get super defensive when people, usually older ones, make hasty generalizations about our generation being lazy, disrespectful, and narcissistic. Hopefully, my research will disprove these stigmas and provide a secure counterargument to these accusations.