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Global perspectives 

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Reviewing pages 8, 9, 10 and 11

Academic skills:

Source credibility

How do you establish the credibility of a source (an article)?

The definition of a credible source can change depending on the discipline, but in general, for academic writing, a credible source is one that is unbiased and is backed up with evidence. When writing a research paper, always use and cite credible sources. Use this checklist to determine if an article is credible or not:

•  Is the source in-depth (more than a page or two), with an abstract, a reference list, and documented research or data?
  
•  Who is the audience (researchers, professors, students, general population, professionals in a specific field)?
  

• What is the purpose of the source (provide information or report original research or experiments, to entertain or persuade the general public, or provide news or information specific to a trade or industry)?

• Who are the authors? Are they respected and well-known in the field? Are they easily identifiable? Have they written about other similar topics? What are their credentials?
  
• Is the source reputable? Is it published on a reputable, non-biased web site, or in a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal, and not from a newspaper, blog, or wiki?
  
• Is the source current for your topic?
  
• Is there supporting documentation (graphs, charts, illustrations or other supporting documentation)?
  

How do yoou recognise a fake news source?

Remember Command words?

1)       https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-edition-for-october-6-2019-1.5308786/fake-news-is-less-of-a-threat-to-democracy-than-we-imagine-1.5308800    AND

2)      https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/05/fake-news-is-bad-news-democracy/

A.   Identify the evidence presented in both articles

B.   Evaluate the evidence and the credibility of the source

C.   Which one do you find more convincing?

Answer individually:
Identify the evidence presented in both articles

Answer individually:
Evaluate the evidence and the credibility of the source

Answer individually:
Which article do you find more convincing?