Credibility

When a source is credible, it means that the information is ...

• High quality but not true

• High quality and trustworthy

• Fake and questionable

• Made up but sounds like it could be true

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of these MUST you do to determine if a source is reliable?

• checking to see if you like the website

• make sure the site looks legit

• verify the author's expertise

• make sure the domain is .edu

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Using high Quality sources...

• Makes your writing more effective

• Makes your own writing more credible

• Makes your argument stronger

• All of the above.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does it mean to evaluate the credibility of a source?

• Checking if the source is popular

• Determining if the source is entertaining

• Assessing the reliability and trustworthiness of the source

• Making sure the source is in a language you understand

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Credibility

• a statement that can be argued, such as whether a fact is true or not, a situation is good or bad, or one action is better than another
  

• facts and details that support the claim a writer is making

• a statement that can be argued, such as whether a fact is true or not, a situation is good or bad, or one action is better than another
  

• comes from the word credible, which means “believable or trustworthy.”
  

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a credible source?

• The author has expertise in the subject area

• The information is up-to-date

• The source contains numerous spelling and grammatical errors

• The source provides evidence to support its claims

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Let's dive into the world of information! What exactly does "credibility" mean when we're talking about where our info comes from?

• The superpower of a source to keep us entertained

• How much content a source can pack into its pages

• The trustworthiness and reliability of the source

• How many eyeballs have scanned over the source

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is credibility?

• A way to support your reasons

• A good website or article

• It means you can trust the source to be accurate and give accurate info

• evidence

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

• credibility

• fact

• evidence

• bias

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6