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 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.

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1
Which is the least relevant source for a paper on factories during the Industrial Revolution.
Statistics on workers injured in textile factories in 1890.
A 1912 fictional novel about the life of child laborers.
"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair
US Farm Bureau statistics on crop production from 1890-1900.
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Which source is generally more credible?
Someone with strong opinions on the subject.
Someone familiar to you.
Someone who is believable
A known expert in the field
3
Which source is generally more credible?
A source from 2018
A source from 1988
4
Credible sources contain which of these elements...
Opinion and Hearsay
Bias and Opinion
Accuracy and Bias
Accuracy and Internal Consistency
5
Which source is most likely to contain bias?
a government agency website
a blog by a political analyst
a peer-reviewed journal article
a New York Times article
6
A source must be ____________ to be credible.
Current
Accurate
Relevant
All of the above
7
If I wanted credible advice on what car to buy, what would be my best resource?
Consumer Reports Magazine
The owner of a Ford dealership
LeBron James
A used car salesman
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Credible sources are...
Backed by other credible sources
Based on facts
Free from bias
All of the above
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Credible sources are based on...
Ideas
Opinions
Facts
Feelings
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When a source favors one opinion over another it is...
Biased
Corrupt
Credible
Reliable
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Which source would be a more credible account of the events of 9/11?
A Fox News report from the morning 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.
The mother of a passenger on flight 93.
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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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