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 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

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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Air #3 Credible Sources

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Learn to identify what makes sources credible and how to identify the most reliable sources.

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

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