Credible sources contain which of these elements...

Accuracy and Internal Consistency

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.

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.

A peer reviewed journal is...

Credible because it is written and evaluated by experts.

Which of the following is a Primary Source?

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

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1
Credible sources contain which of these elements...
Bias and Opinion
Accuracy and Bias
Accuracy and Internal Consistency
Opinion and Hearsay
2
Credible sources are based on...
Ideas
Opinions
Facts
Feelings
3
A source must be ____________ to be credible.
Relevant
Current
Accurate
All of the above
4
If I wanted credible advice on what car to buy, what would be my best resource?
A used car salesman
The owner of a Ford dealership
Consumer Reports Magazine
LeBron James
5
Credible sources are...
All of the above
Free from bias
Backed by other credible sources
Based on facts
6
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.
Statistics on workers injured in textile factories in 1890.
US Farm Bureau statistics on crop production from 1890-1900.
"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair
7
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.
an eye-witness account by a member of the NYFD at Tower 2.
The mother of a passenger on flight 93.
A Fox News report from the morning of 9/11.
8
Primary Sources are...
First hand accounts.
The oldest source.
Backed by other sources.
Simple to understand.
9
Which source is generally more credible when deciding which product to buy?
Someone fired from the factory where the product was made.
A Celebrity
The manufacturer
A consumer who has used the product.
10
Which source is generally more credible?
Someone familiar to you.
A known expert in the field
Someone with strong opinions on the subject.
Someone who is believable
11
When a source favors one opinion over another it is...
Credible
Corrupt
Biased
Reliable
12
Which source is most likely to contain bias?
a government agency website
a blog by a political analyst
a New York Times article
a peer-reviewed journal article
13
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.
14
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 pamphlet from the NAACP
a recording of MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech"
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Which source is generally more credible?
A source from 1988
A source from 2018

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