attendibili

Attendibili is the plural form of attendibile, an Italian adjective meaning reliable or trustworthy. In usage, it describes information, sources, statements, data, or persons that can be trusted or depended upon.

In information evaluation, attendibilità refers to the credibility or trustworthiness of a claim or source. Common criteria include accuracy, verifiability, provenance, independence, and methodological soundness. In journalism, fonti attendibili are sources with verifiable facts, clear authorship, corroboration from other sources, and lack of conflicting interests. In science, the concept aligns with reliability and replicability, peer review, transparent methodology, and data availability.

Attendibilità is often discussed alongside related terms such as affidabile (reliable) and credibile (credible). While attendibile emphasizes trustworthiness and verifiable quality, affidabile stresses consistency over time, and credibile emphasizes believability of a specific assertion. The expression fonti attendibili is common in media literacy, encouraging reliance on sources meeting criteria like accuracy, authority, and corroboration.

Etymology: attendibile derives from Latin attendibilis, formed from ad- + tendere, and entered Italian with the meaning “worthy of being attended to” or “worthy of trust.”

Usage notes: assessing attendibilità involves checking the provenance, authorship, evidence supporting claims, date of publication, and potential biases. This concept is widely applied in journalism, academia, data governance, and digital literacy to differentiate trustworthy information from questionable or misleading content.