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

A consumer who has used the product.

analyze and re-write another source

A peer reviewed journal is...

Credible because it is written and evaluated by experts.

Which type of site is credible?

Sites that offer specific facts and data

Which of the following is a Primary Source?

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

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 type of source is MOST credible?

Sites with an author & information about them

Credible sources contain which of these elements...

Accuracy and Internal Consistency

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1
Credible sources are...
Backed by other credible sources
Free from bias
All of the above
Based on facts
2
Which source is generally more credible when deciding which product to buy?
Someone fired from the factory where the product was made.
A consumer who has used the product.
The manufacturer
A Celebrity
3
Which source is generally more credible?
Someone familiar to you.
A known expert in the field
Someone who is believable
Someone with strong opinions on the subject.
4
A source must be ____________ to be credible.
All of the above
Current
Accurate
Relevant
5
Which source is generally more credible?
A source from 2018
A source from 1988
6
Secondary Sources...
come straight from the source
analyze and re-write another source
are first-hand accounts
can be journal entries
7
A peer reviewed journal is...
Current because articles are revised and updated annually.
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.
8
Which type of site is credible?
Sites that persuade the reader
Sites with information for only one side
Sites that offer specific facts and data
Sites that offer generalized info (no specifics)
9
Which of the following is a Primary Source?
A Harvard history professor's lesson on civil rights.
a recording of MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech"
A newspaper article on the Selma Riots
A pamphlet from the NAACP
10
Primary Sources are...
The oldest source.
Simple to understand.
First hand accounts.
Backed by other sources.
11
Which source is most likely to contain bias?
a blog by a political analyst
a New York Times article
a peer-reviewed journal article
a government agency website
12
When a source favors one opinion over another it is...
Corrupt
Reliable
Credible
Biased
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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.
An FBI agent stating his opinion of the events in Oct 2001.
The mother of a passenger on flight 93.
A Fox News report from the morning of 9/11.
14
Which type of source is MOST credible?
Sites where the author is just a username
Sites with an author & information about them
Sites with no author
Sites with author's full name but no info about them
15
Credible sources are based on...
Opinions
Facts
Feelings
Ideas
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Credible sources contain which of these elements...
Accuracy and Internal Consistency
Accuracy and Bias
Bias and Opinion
Opinion and Hearsay

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