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"

Credible sources contain which of these elements...

Accuracy and Internal Consistency

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.

A peer reviewed journal is...

Credible because it is written and evaluated by experts.

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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2024 Credible Sources

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1
Which source is generally more credible when deciding which product to buy?
The manufacturer
Someone fired from the factory where the product was made.
A consumer who has used the product.
A Celebrity
2
If I wanted credible advice on what car to buy, what would be my best resource?
LeBron James
Consumer Reports Magazine
The owner of a Ford dealership
A used car salesman
3
Which of the following is a Primary Source?
A newspaper article on the Selma Riots
A Harvard history professor's lesson on civil rights.
a recording of MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech"
A pamphlet from the NAACP
4
Which source is generally more credible?
A source from 2018
A source from 1988
5
Which source is most likely to contain bias?
a peer-reviewed journal article
a New York Times article
a government agency website
a blog by a political analyst
6
Credible sources contain which of these elements...
Bias and Opinion
Opinion and Hearsay
Accuracy and Bias
Accuracy and Internal Consistency
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.
A Fox News report from the morning of 9/11.
The mother of a passenger on flight 93.
an eye-witness account by a member of the NYFD at Tower 2.
8
When a source favors one opinion over another it is...
Biased
Credible
Corrupt
Reliable
9
Credible sources are...
Free from bias
Based on facts
All of the above
Backed by other credible sources
10
Primary Sources are...
Simple to understand.
First hand accounts.
The oldest source.
Backed by other sources.
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A peer reviewed journal is...
Unreliable because they don't cite other credible sources.
Biased because they aim to persuade the reader.
Credible because it is written and evaluated by experts.
Current because articles are revised and updated annually.
12
Credible sources are based on...
Facts
Feelings
Opinions
Ideas
13
Which source is generally more credible?
Someone with strong opinions on the subject.
Someone who is believable
A known expert in the field
Someone familiar to you.
14
Which is the least relevant source for a paper on factories during the Industrial Revolution.
"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair
Statistics on workers injured in textile factories in 1890.
US Farm Bureau statistics on crop production from 1890-1900.
A 1912 fictional novel about the life of child laborers.
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A source must be ____________ to be credible.
All of the above
Current
Accurate
Relevant

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