Sources, resolutions

Which of the following would be most relevant to a claim about problems in education?

• A tweet about spirit week activities

• A report on student test score and graduation trends

• A blog where a parent explains what is wrong with the school administration

• A Wikipedia entry on your school.

How can you tell if an author is credible?

• They have a college degree.

• They publish their credentials (qualifications)

• They have their own website.

• There is no way to tell this information.

Which of the following is a clue that the source is NOT reliable?

• date of last update is given
• .gov
• author is listed
• lots of advertising

Scholarly articles are

• are not good choices for research

• written in school

• written by experts in the field

How can you verify whether information from a website is accurate?

• send the author an email to ask if the information is reliable

• only trust information with unknown authors

• check how many followers the organization has on social media

• the same facts can be verified from other sources

What historical thinking skill involves asking questions about the past based on available sources?

• Chronological analysis
• Analysis
• Inquiry
• Contextualization

During the months leading up to presidential campaigns, many campaign advertisements are on television. What aspect of the political advertisements should be examined when determining the credibility of the source?

• The viewer should identify the type of media used for advertisement.

• the viewer should evaluate the impact of the colors and images used in the advertisement.

• the viewer should identify the political party that the author of the advertisement supports.

• the viewer should evaluate the impact how well the advertisement appealed to his or her emotions on the issue.

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Texting while driving is illegal in the State of Ohio, and has been prohibited in other states as well. Which of the following sources would be most credible in a study supporting the new texting laws?

• a survey of cell phone owners regarding their texting habits

• a petition signed by 1,000 licensed drivers asking that the law be reviewed

• an collection of obituaries for teens who died in accidents caused by distracted driving

• a report issued by the state highway patrol that contains the causes of automobile accidents over the past 10 years.

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When determining the credibility of a source what is an important qualification for a source to be considered credible?

• there is evidence of bias and unstated assumptions

• the reputation of the writer and/or organizations questionable

• the source material was generated for use in a political campaign

• supporting evidence is used and the conclusion is consistent with other sources.

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If you wanted to understand the supreme court ruling on Citizens United v Federal Elections Committee and the impact of it for the American people, which pairing of sources would be the best to consult?

• political cartoon about the ruling and Gallop poll on the ruling

• Public opinion poll on the ruling and a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece

• case opinions written by Supreme Court Justices and a political cartoon about the ruling

• SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) blog analysis by attorneys and a National Public Radio news story of the ruling,

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