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 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 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 of the following is a Primary Source?

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

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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 most likely to contain bias?
a New York Times article
a peer-reviewed journal article
a blog by a political analyst
a government agency website
2
Primary Sources are...
First hand accounts.
The oldest source.
Simple to understand.
Backed by other sources.
3
If I wanted credible advice on what car to buy, what would be my best resource?
Consumer Reports Magazine
The owner of a Ford dealership
LeBron James
A used car salesman
4
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.
5
Which source is generally more credible?
A source from 2021
A source from 1988
A source from 2033
Your teacher
6
Credible sources are based on...
Opinions
Facts
Ideas
Feelings
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Which source would be a more credible account of the events of 9/11?
The mother of a passenger on flight 93.
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.
A CNN News report from the morning of 9/11.
8
Which source is generally more credible?
Someone with strong opinions on the subject.
A known expert in the field
Someone who is believable
Someone familiar to you.
9
Which source is generally more credible when deciding which product to buy?
Someone fired from the factory where the product was made.
The manufacturer
A consumer who has used the product.
A Celebrity
10
A source must be ____________ to be credible.
Accurate
Current
Relevant
All of the above
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When a source favors one opinion over another it is...
Credible
Corrupt
Biased
Reliable
12
Credible sources contain which of these elements...
Bias and Opinion
Accuracy and Internal Consistency
Accuracy and Bias
Opinion and Hearsay
13
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.
14
Credible sources are...
Based on facts
All of the above
Free from bias
Backed by other credible sources
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Which of the following is a Primary Source?
a recording of MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech"
A Harvard history professor's lesson on civil rights.
A pamphlet from the NAACP
A newspaper article on the Selma Riots

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