RELIABILITY IN THE INFORMATION FIELD

Author(s): Plotnikov S.B.

Rubric: Information technology

DOI: 10.21777/2500-2112-2025-4-90-97

Release: 2025-4 (53)

Pages: 90-97

Keywords: information field, reliability of information, episteme, delusion, plausibility, truth, unreliability

Annotation: The research is aimed at forming a comprehensive view of the problem of assessing reliability as a characteristic of objects in the information field. It is shown that with a full assessment of the reliability of information, there is a need to move from a one-sided approach to a dichotomous approach. It is proposed to evaluate the unreliability of information when assessing the reliability of information. Formal schemes demonstrate that the reliability of information is a measure of proximity to the truth, unreliability of information is a measure of proximity to a false assessment. A methodological scheme for assessing the reliability of information in scientific research in the form of rules is proposed. A variety of types of information is noted, which is associated with the use of different criteria for assessing reliability. It is shown that in many cases there is a multiplicity of confidence estimates and that reliability characterizes a certain confidence interval. The concepts of “plausibility” and “delusion” are highlighted as components of the dialectic of scientific research. The conclusion is formulated that the assessment of reliability includes the analysis of information for reliability, unreliability, plausibility and delusion. The use of a dichotomous approach (reliability ↔ unreliability), as well as the inclusion of the categories “likelihood” and “delusion” allows us to expand the analytical tools for studying this problem.

Bibliography: Plotnikov S.B. RELIABILITY IN THE INFORMATION FIELD // Education Resources and Technologies. – 2025. – № 4 (53). – С. 90-97. doi: 10.21777/2500-2112-2025-4-90-97