It also helps to know what each source's "slant" is so you can identify it when reading articles. If you read CNN, you know it is biased to the democrats. If

It also helps to know what each source's "slant" is so you can identify it when reading articles. If you read CNN, you know it is biased to the democrats. If you read Fox News, you know it is biased to the republicans. Learn where your other sources lean too. Read opposing views as well as your own. Don't simply dismiss an idea or viewpoint because you disagree with it.