A peer reviewed journal is...

Credible because it is written and evaluated by experts.

Which source is generally more credible when deciding which product to buy?

A consumer who has used the product.

Which source would be a more credible account of the events of 9/11?

an eye-witness account by a member of the NYFD at Tower 2.

Which is the least relevant source for a paper on factories during the Industrial Revolution.

US Farm Bureau statistics on crop production from 1890-1900.

Credible sources contain which of these elements...

Accuracy and Internal Consistency

Which of the following is a Primary Source?

a recording of MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech"

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1
Credible sources are based on...
Facts
Ideas
Opinions
Feelings
2
Which source is generally more credible?
Someone familiar to you.
Someone with strong opinions on the subject.
A known expert in the field
Someone who is believable
3
Which source is most likely to contain bias?
a blog by a political analyst
a peer-reviewed journal article
a New York Times article
a government agency website
4
A source must be ____________ to be credible.
Accurate
All of the above
Current
Relevant
5
A peer reviewed journal is...
Current because articles are revised and updated annually.
Biased because they aim to persuade the reader.
Unreliable because they don't cite other credible sources.
Credible because it is written and evaluated by experts.
6
Which source is generally more credible?
A source from 2018
A source from 1988
7
Which source is generally more credible when deciding which product to buy?
The manufacturer
Someone fired from the factory where the product was made.
A consumer who has used the product.
A Celebrity
8
Credible sources are...
Backed by other credible sources
All of the above
Based on facts
Free from bias
9
When a source favors one opinion over another it is...
Credible
Reliable
Corrupt
Biased
10
Which source would be a more credible account of the events of 9/11?
An FBI agent stating his opinion of the events in Oct 2001.
A Fox News report from the morning of 9/11.
The mother of a passenger on flight 93.
an eye-witness account by a member of the NYFD at Tower 2.
11
If I wanted credible advice on what car to buy, what would be my best resource?
LeBron James
Consumer Reports Magazine
The owner of a Ford dealership
A used car salesman
12
Which is the least relevant source for a paper on factories during the Industrial Revolution.
US Farm Bureau statistics on crop production from 1890-1900.
Statistics on workers injured in textile factories in 1890.
"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair
A 1912 fictional novel about the life of child laborers.
13
Credible sources contain which of these elements...
Accuracy and Bias
Bias and Opinion
Opinion and Hearsay
Accuracy and Internal Consistency
14
Primary Sources are...
Simple to understand.
The oldest source.
Backed by other sources.
First hand accounts.
15
Which of the following is a Primary Source?
A pamphlet from the NAACP
A newspaper article on the Selma Riots
a recording of MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech"
A Harvard history professor's lesson on civil rights.

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