Bias and Credible Sources

Evaluating sources can help you 

• Assess if the information is accurate or not
• Decide if the author is bias 
• Decide if you should use the information as evidence 
• All of the above

  Which of the following statements best describes the meaning of  a "credible source"

• Credible sources are trustworthy, reliable sources.
• Credible sources contain information that has been mentioned in movies.
• A credible source is always found on the internet.
•   Credible sources are information from the government and people's opinions.

How do we know this article is NOT a credible source?

•   There are grammatical errors.
• The author is not listed.
• The article was written on a blog.
• All of the answers listed.

 Which of the following NOT a good reason to use the source for research?

• The photographs clearly show the experiment.
• The website domain is .com
• The article includes a picture and description of the author's life.
• The exact time the article was posted is listed.

Just like printed materials, webpages that provide citations of the sources used for the information makes the webpage more credible.

• True 
• False

A website is trustworthy if

• the author's name is cited.
• the date the author originally provided the information is present.
• the author's job or qualification is available.
• all of the above.

Which question helps you evaluate a source's purpose?

• Is there bias?
• When was it published?
• Was the domain .mil?
• Are there spelling errors?

Only experts can post information on the internet.

• True
• False

What is a warning sign that a website might NOT have trustworthy information? 

• the author is an expert
• the information comes from a well-known newspaper
• It is not clear who the author is
• the information is current

If the author cites his/her sources at the end of the article, the article is most likely 

• Not trustworthy 
• Trustworthy