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Public Speaking Now: Textbook and Coursebook for SPCM 200: Public Speaking is not so great

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Name Public Speaking Now: Textbook and Coursebook for SPCM 200: Public Speaking
URL https://communicationstudies.colostate.edu/
Format Textbook
Short Description "URLs that feature .com, .org, or .edu tend to be the most credible, representing businesses, institutions, and schools and universities, respectively."
Description In Chapter 6: Research, this textbook instructs students to check the URL when assessing the credibility of a webpage. While the book does acknowledge that there are few limitations on who can own these URLs, it nonetheless continues to perpetuate false understandings of URLs by stating "URLs that feature .com, .org, or .edu tend to be the most credible, representing businesses, institutions, and schools and universities, respectively."
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