Evaluating Credibility Terms

credibility

• the quality of being trustworthy, believable, or convincing

• the ability to hold a good credit score

• the order of importance

• an editing technique where you leave white space between paragraphs

Media

• the ability to socialize and give information

• different formats used in news reports

• being able to tell the difference between social platforms

• the main means of mass communication

Source

• a place for writing

• different types of documents that are used to provide evidence in research

• different types of graphic novels

• the place where books are created

Audience

• Hearing a group of people

• Spectators, viewers, listeners, readers, of the news/media

• sounds, noise

• a place to perform

Bias

• one-sided viewpoint; prejudice in favor or against a person, thing, or group

• a balanced and objective viewpoint

• the purpose or intent an author conveys

• friends that take your side and agree with you

Point of View

• a vantage point from where to lookout at a view of the ocean

• the process of evaluating a source

• a particular attitude or way of looking at something; someone's perspective on a topic

• the way in which a topic is introduced

Citation

• finding the way in which to see something better

• a quotation from a source; giving proper credit to a source

• giving your own opinion in a written work

• finding a place to voice your opinion

Evaluation

• Providing evidence to inform the reader

• Giving criticism to others

• judging and assessing the value of something

• Providing a time to give evidence