Credibility of Sources

You should consider author's credentials & bias when determining a source's credibility

• True

• False

To evaluate the credibility of a website, one has to

• review the author’s credentials

• determine the date of the information

• consider additional websites referenced

• identify potential bias

• All of the above

When deciding if a source is credible, the date it was published is NOT important

• True

• False

Why are parenthetical references needed?

• Any borrowed information in your paper must be acknowledged.

• They give authority to your paper

• They permit the reader to check the sources that you used to come to your conclusions

• All of the above

Readers may doubt the depth and integrity of your research if…

• you use Turn It In

• you use parenthetical citation

• your writing flows well throughout

• you rely too heavily on one source

Which of the following citations is correct?

• "Successful students have regular attendance" (Smith)

• "Successful students have regular attendance" (smith).

• "Successful students have regular attendance" ("Smith").

• "Successful students have regular attendance" (Smith).

When citing a source with an author, what goes in parentheses after the evidence?

• Author's first and last name

• Author's last name

• Author's first name

• Author's initials

Your sister took English 12B last year and you are taking it now. Which is NOT plagiarism?

• You turn in your sister's essay as your own

• You discuss your essay with your sister

• You have your sister write the essay for you

• You take your sister's essay and change a few words

You find an idea in an article. You paraphrase it and don't copy the author's actual words...

• You need to cite the source

• You don't need to cite source

• It is OK as long as you pay the author

• Citing is for weenies

Images copied from the internet need to be cited

• True

• False