Which of the following is a Primary Source?

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

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.

Credible sources contain which of these elements...

Accuracy and Internal Consistency

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.

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1
If I wanted credible advice on what car to buy, what would be my best resource?
LeBron James
The owner of a Ford dealership
A used car salesman
Consumer Reports Magazine
2
Credible sources are...
All of the above
Based on facts
Free from bias
Backed by other credible sources
3
Which source is most likely to contain bias?
a government agency website
a New York Times article
a blog by a political analyst
a peer-reviewed journal article
4
Credible sources are based on...
Opinions
Facts
Feelings
Ideas
5
Which of the following is a Primary Source?
A Harvard history professor's lesson on civil rights.
A pamphlet from the NAACP
a recording of MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech"
A newspaper article on the Selma Riots
6
Which source is generally more credible when deciding which product to buy?
The manufacturer
A consumer who has used the product.
Someone fired from the factory where the product was made.
A Celebrity
7
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.
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.
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Credible sources contain which of these elements...
Accuracy and Internal Consistency
Bias and Opinion
Accuracy and Bias
Opinion and Hearsay
9
Primary Sources are...
The oldest source.
Simple to understand.
First hand accounts.
Backed by other sources.
10
Which source is generally more credible?
A source from 1988
A source from 2018
11
Which source is generally more credible?
Someone with strong opinions on the subject.
A known expert in the field
Someone familiar to you.
Someone who is believable
12
When a source favors one opinion over another it is...
Biased
Reliable
Corrupt
Credible
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Which is the least relevant source for a paper on factories during the Industrial Revolution.
"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair
A 1912 fictional novel about the life of child laborers.
Statistics on workers injured in textile factories in 1890.
US Farm Bureau statistics on crop production from 1890-1900.
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A source must be ____________ to be credible.
Relevant
Current
Accurate
All of the above

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