Which source is generally more credible when deciding which product to buy?

A consumer who has used the product.

Credible sources contain which of these elements...

Accuracy and Internal Consistency

Which of the following is the best example of a Primary Source?

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

A peer reviewed journal is...

Credible because it is written and evaluated by experts.

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 is the least relevant source for a paper on factories during the Industrial Revolution.

US Farm Bureau statistics on crop production from 1890-1900.

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Credible Sources

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1
Which source is generally more credible when deciding which product to buy?
The manufacturer
A consumer who has used the product.
Someone fired from the factory where the product was made.
A Celebrity
2
Credible sources are...
All of the above
Based on facts
Backed by other credible sources
Free from bias
3
Which source is most likely to contain bias?
a peer-reviewed journal article
a New York Times article
a blog by a political analyst
a government agency website
4
Credible sources are based on...
Facts
Opinions
Ideas
Feelings
5
Credible sources contain which of these elements...
Opinion and Hearsay
Bias and Opinion
Accuracy and Internal Consistency
Accuracy and Bias
6
When a source favors one opinion over another it is...
Corrupt
Credible
Biased
Reliable
7
If I wanted credible advice on what car to buy, what would be my best resource?
Consumer Reports Magazine
A used car salesman
LeBron James
The owner of a Ford dealership
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Which of the following is the best example of a Primary Source?
A newspaper article on the Selma Riots
a recording of MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech"
A Harvard history professor's lesson on civil rights.
A pamphlet from the NAACP
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A peer reviewed journal is...
Biased because they aim to persuade the reader.
Credible because it is written and evaluated by experts.
Unreliable because they don't cite other credible sources.
Current because articles are revised and updated annually.
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Primary Sources are...
Backed by other sources.
Simple to understand.
First hand accounts.
The oldest source.
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A source must be ____________ to be credible.
Current
Accurate
All of the above
Relevant
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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.
13
Which source is generally more credible?
A source from 2018
A source from 1988
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Which source is generally more credible?
Someone who is believable
A known expert in the field
Someone with strong opinions on the subject.
Someone familiar to you.
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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.
"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair
US Farm Bureau statistics on crop production from 1890-1900.
Statistics on workers injured in textile factories in 1890.

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