Which of the following is a Primary Source?

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

Credible sources contain which of these elements...

Accuracy and Internal Consistency

A peer reviewed journal is...

Credible because it is written and evaluated by experts.

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

A consumer who has used the product.

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
Which source is most likely to contain bias?
a government agency website
a peer-reviewed journal article
a blog by a political analyst
a New York Times article
2
Which of the following is a Primary Source?
A Harvard history professor's lesson on civil rights.
A newspaper article on the Selma Riots
a recording of MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech"
A pamphlet from the NAACP
3
Credible sources contain which of these elements...
Accuracy and Bias
Bias and Opinion
Accuracy and Internal Consistency
Opinion and Hearsay
4
Credible sources are based on...
Ideas
Feelings
Opinions
Facts
5
When a source favors one opinion over another it is...
Credible
Biased
Reliable
Corrupt
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Which source is generally more credible?
A source from 2018
A source from 1988
7
Which source is generally more credible?
Someone familiar to you.
A known expert in the field
Someone who is believable
Someone with strong opinions on the subject.
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A peer reviewed journal is...
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.
Current because articles are revised and updated annually.
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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.
an eye-witness account by a member of the NYFD at Tower 2.
The mother of a passenger on flight 93.
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Credible sources are...
Based on facts
Free from bias
Backed by other credible sources
All of the above
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Which source is generally more credible when deciding which product to buy?
A consumer who has used the product.
A Celebrity
Someone fired from the factory where the product was made.
The manufacturer
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A source must be ____________ to be credible.
All of the above
Relevant
Accurate
Current
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Which is the least relevant source for a paper on factories during the Industrial Revolution.
"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair
Statistics on workers injured in textile factories in 1890.
A 1912 fictional novel about the life of child laborers.
US Farm Bureau statistics on crop production from 1890-1900.
14
If I wanted credible advice on what car to buy, what would be my best resource?
The owner of a Ford dealership
Consumer Reports Magazine
LeBron James
A used car salesman
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Primary Sources are...
The oldest source.
Simple to understand.
Backed by other sources.
First hand accounts.

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