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8: Evaluating Online Sources
8: Evaluating Online Sources
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Rahel: How do you know if a source is credible?
Citations are included
The information is not found in any other article
Both Red (triangle) and Blue (diamond) answers.
The author presents the information in an unbiased way
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Tyler: An author's credibility is based on what?
Employment status
Point of View
Residence
Age
3
Adrian: Which factor impacts the author's credibility?
hair color
point of view
subject of article
publication date
4
Aishwarya: How do you know if an author is biased?
The author supports one side of the story
Red (triangle) and Blue (diamond) answers
The author tries to persuade the reader to believe them
The author states the facts in a neutral tone
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Tyler and Kiersten: Knowing the date of the article helps assess the source's credibility.
True
False
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Owen, Zachary, Aishwayra and Alex: What are the five questions to ask about source credibility?
Who, What When, How and Why
Who, What, How, When and Where
Who, What Where, When and Why
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Adrian: Which factor lends credibility to the source?
improper punctuation
well-known author
unpublished article
unknown author
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Zachary: Anonymous articles are less reliable sources.
False
True
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Owen, Alex, and Adrian: What is the initial size of the table in the assigment?
2 x 5
3 x 7
8 x 99
1 x 6
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Brandon: What should you do to determine online source credibility?
Nothing--it's on the internet it must be true
Make your best guess
Ask the 5 W questions
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Aishwarya: How do you know if an article is credible?
The article is undated and no citations are given
The author is persuasive and convincing
The author is named and citations are given
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Tyler: The reason the author wrote the article helps us to determine . . .
where the article is published
the author's point of view
whether we like the author
the author's identiity
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Kiersten: A credible article is one posted by whom?
Anonymous people
Biased people
Credible people
Smart people
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Rahel: How many "W" questions are there?
4
5
6
2
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Eliana: How do you know an article is credible?
Article displays bias
No publication date
No author
Article lists all information, author and date clearly
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Elle: Which one of the following is a "W Question"?
When did the author decide to write the article?
What is the author's point of view?
Where are the citations listed?
Why is the author an author?
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Zachary: The author's education level is a factor in source credibility.
False
True
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What word is NOT a synonym for credible?
preferable
reliable
plausible
believable
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Kiersten: A credible article should stand alone and should not have sources.
True
False
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Eliana: What does bias mean?
Prejudice
Controversy
Fairness
Impartiality
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Nora: How do you determine why the author wrote the article?
Answers Blue (diamond) and Yellow (circle)
Guess
Read the article
Research the author
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Brandon: What does the assignment tell you to include in your essay?
a picture
a link
a game
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Eliana: How do you determine the author's point of view?
Look at the title of the article
Review the citations
Check the links and make sure they work
Consider the main point made by the author in the article
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Aishwarya: How do you know if a source is credible?
Author is identified and citations are given
Author is persuasive and convinces reader that he is right
Article is undated and no citations are given
Author is a celebrity
25
Nora: How do you know if your author is credible?
Author does not give citations
Author points to authentic websitess and uses facts
Article is a blog with author's opinion
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Brandon: What factor is
not
related to source credibility?
Author's age
Reason the author wrote the article
Website credibility
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Alex: What is credible content?
Believable and trustworthy content
Unsafe content
Unbelievable and false content
Controversial content
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Nora: How do you know when an article was published?
Ignore the information surrounding the article
Use your best guess
Read the article
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Leonard: How do you insert a table in google docs?
Format > Table
Add > Table
File >Table
Insert > Table
