Evaluating Sources Review

the writer's reason for writing something

• author's purpose

• bias

• credible

• inform

a tendency to favor one side or person; prejudice

• author's purpose

• bias

• credible

• inform

able to be trusted

• credible

• verify

• persuade

• bias

judge

• persuade

• inform

• evaluate

• verify

to give facts and information

• author's purpose

• persuade

• inform

• verify

to cause someone to do or believe something through reasoning or argument

• author's purpose

• persuade

• inform

• voice of authority

a person or thing that gives information

• statistic

• bias

• inform

• source

facts or data that use numbers

• statistics

• voice of authority

• source

• bias

to check or prove that something is accurate

• inform

• persuade

• evaluate

• verify

a quote from an expert on the topic

• bias

• voice of authority

• statistics

• verify