If a source is credible, it will:

be created by someone who is an expert in the field of study being researched

a generalized judgment about a group of people that may not be accurate in all cases

a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment

that which can be proven to be true

If an article refers to all elderly people as stingy and grumpy, we can say that it isn’t credible because:

the writer has used stereotypes

it is not consistent with other sources

In order to decide which writers' opinions are most credible on a particular subject, a reader should look for writers who:

have credentials that make them experts in the subject

have written on many different topics

use stereotypes to support their claims

write with simple words and short sentences

Which statement about the Vietnam War would be impossible to prove?

If American students had not demonstrated, the American government would not have withdrawn from Vietnam.

In 1954, the Vietnamese defeated the French army an Dienbienphu.

In 1954, Vietnam was divided in two, with Vietnamese Communists controlling the north and a pro-Western government in the south.

President Kennedy sent U.S. military advisers to help the government of South Vietnam fight Communists opponents.

A town decides to build a new park. The mayor appoints a committee to review possible designs. After two months, the committee issues a report with its recommendations. Which factor contributes to the credibility of the report?

the qualifications of the committee members

the cost of the report to the city

the number of tables and charts included

Which source of information about candidates for public office would probably be free of bias?

a newspaper article written about what each candidate said during the last debate

a pamphlet written by a political campaign worker

a family member of one of the candidates

a political advertisement paid for by a political party

Which would be the most credible source about conditions in Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust?

an account of camp life by a survivor of a concentration camp

a novel set in a concentration camp

a 1942 movie produced by the German government depicting concentration camp activities

a film about the camps directed by a person whose parents were in a concentration camp

Which person would provide the most unbiased description of life under a dictatorship?

a historian who interviewed many subjects living under the dictatorship

a high level official in the dictator’s governing cabinet

a political prisoner recently jailed by the dictator

the leader of a country allied with the dictator

Residents living on a street that connects two busy highways want the city to install speed bumps to slow traffic and protect the safety of children who live there. Which statement could help support the position that speed bumps are needed on the street?

three children were injured by speeders on the street in the past year

the city will have to use tax money to install the speed bumps

speed bumps are hard on automobile suspension systems

there are already speed bumps on several other streets in the city

Which of the following would be the most credible source of information to learn about Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo?

an entry from the diary of the Duke of Wellington who led the British to defeat Napoleon

A local politician believes that allowing graffiti artists to paint on a designated wall in a city park would reduce illegal graffiti in other parts of the city. Which statement would help support this argument?

similar programs have reduced illegal graffiti in other cities

many people in the city do not approve of graffiti

graffiti has appeared on buildings in many parts of the city

illegal graffiti is not protected by the right to free speech

If you wanted to learn what it was like to live in your town during World War II, why would reading a collection of letters written by townspeople during the war be a more credible source of information than a description in a recent history book?

the letters contain firsthand knowledge of events when they occurred.

the letter writers would be free of bias.

the letters would be easier to understand.

the letter writers are more likely to be experts on the history of the war.

Which of the following is the main problem with fake news?

it can be hard to discern from real news

it costs Americans billions of dollars a year

it causes Americans to waste time

it is created by governments of enemy nations

All but which of the following is a characteristic of Fake News sites?

There are links to other sources that verify the information.

There are many pop-ups and banner ads.

There are no named authors or the author cannot be found in a Google Search.

They often use out-dated information

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