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 of the following is a Primary Source?

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

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

A peer reviewed journal is...

Credible because it is written and evaluated by experts.

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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 FBI agent stating his opinion of the events in Oct 2001.
The mother of a passenger on flight 93.
an eye-witness account by a member of the NYFD at Tower 2.
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Which source is generally more credible when deciding which product to buy?
The manufacturer
A consumer who has used the product.
A Celebrity
Someone fired from the factory where the product was made.
3
Which of the following is a Primary Source?
a recording of MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech"
A newspaper article on the Selma Riots
A Harvard history professor's lesson on civil rights.
A pamphlet from the NAACP
4
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.
US Farm Bureau statistics on crop production from 1890-1900.
"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair
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Credible sources contain which of these elements...
Bias and Opinion
Accuracy and Internal Consistency
Accuracy and Bias
Opinion and Hearsay
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Credible sources are based on...
Ideas
Feelings
Opinions
Facts
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Which source is generally more credible?
A source from 1988
A source from 2018
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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
A used car salesman
LeBron James
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Credible sources are...
Free from bias
Backed by other credible sources
All of the above
Based on facts
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Which source is generally more credible?
Someone with strong opinions on the subject.
Someone familiar to you.
A known expert in the field
Someone who is believable
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Primary Sources are...
Backed by other sources.
Simple to understand.
The oldest source.
First hand accounts.
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A peer reviewed journal is...
Credible because it is written and evaluated by experts.
Current because articles are revised and updated annually.
Biased because they aim to persuade the reader.
Unreliable because they don't cite other credible sources.
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When a source favors one opinion over another it is...
Credible
Biased
Reliable
Corrupt
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Which source is most likely to contain bias?
a blog by a political analyst
a peer-reviewed journal article
a New York Times article
a government agency website
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A source must be ____________ to be credible.
Current
Relevant
Accurate
All of the above

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