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

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.

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.

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McGillivary Credible Sources 2

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1
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 pamphlet from the NAACP
A newspaper article on the Selma Riots
2
If I wanted credible advice on what car to buy, what would be my best resource?
A used car salesman
LeBron James
Consumer Reports Magazine
The owner of a Ford dealership
3
Credible sources are...
Backed by other credible sources
All of the above
Free from bias
Based on facts
4
When a source favors one opinion over another it is...
Corrupt
Reliable
Credible
Biased
5
Which source is generally more credible?
A source from 1988
A source from 2018
6
Which source is generally more credible?
Someone who is believable
Someone familiar to you.
Someone with strong opinions on the subject.
A known expert in the field
7
Credible sources contain which of these elements...
Accuracy and Internal Consistency
Opinion and Hearsay
Bias and Opinion
Accuracy and Bias
8
A source must be ____________ to be credible.
Accurate
Current
Relevant
All of the above
9
Credible sources are based on...
Facts
Feelings
Opinions
Ideas
10
A peer reviewed journal is...
Current because articles are revised and updated annually.
Credible because it is written and evaluated by experts.
Biased because they aim to persuade the reader.
Unreliable because they don't cite other credible sources.
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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.
A 1912 fictional novel about the life of child laborers.
US Farm Bureau statistics on crop production from 1890-1900.
12
Which source would be a more credible account of the events of 9/11?
The mother of a passenger on flight 93.
A Fox News report from the morning of 9/11.
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.
13
Which source is generally more credible when deciding which product to buy?
The manufacturer
A Celebrity
A consumer who has used the product.
Someone fired from the factory where the product was made.
14
Which source is most likely to contain bias?
a New York Times article
a blog by a political analyst
a government agency website
a peer-reviewed journal article

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