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.

A peer reviewed journal is...

Credible because it is written and evaluated by experts.

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"

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.

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AIR REVIEW 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
Which source is generally more credible?
A source from 1988
A source from 2018
2
Which is the least relevant source for a paper on factories during the Industrial Revolution.
Statistics on workers injured in textile factories in 1890.
US Farm Bureau statistics on crop production from 1890-1900.
A 1912 fictional novel about the life of child laborers.
"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair
3
Primary Sources are...
First hand accounts.
The oldest source.
Backed by other sources.
Simple to understand.
4
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.
5
Credible sources are based on...
Opinions
Ideas
Feelings
Facts
6
Which source is most likely to contain bias?
a New York Times article
a blog by a political analyst
a peer-reviewed journal article
a government agency website
7
A source must be ____________ to be credible.
All of the above
Accurate
Relevant
Current
8
If I wanted credible advice on what car to buy, what would be my best resource?
The owner of a Ford dealership
A used car salesman
LeBron James
Consumer Reports Magazine
9
Credible sources contain which of these elements...
Accuracy and Internal Consistency
Opinion and Hearsay
Bias and Opinion
Accuracy and Bias
10
Which source is generally more credible?
Someone who is believable
Someone familiar to you.
Someone with strong opinions on the subject.
A known expert in the field
11
Which of the following is a Primary Source?
A Harvard history professor's lesson on civil rights.
a recording of MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech"
A pamphlet from the NAACP
A newspaper article on the Selma Riots
12
When a source favors one opinion over another it is...
Reliable
Credible
Corrupt
Biased
13
Which source is generally more credible when deciding which product to buy?
A Celebrity
A consumer who has used the product.
Someone fired from the factory where the product was made.
The manufacturer
14
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 are...
Based on facts
Backed by other credible sources
All of the above
Free from bias

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