credible and reliable sources

How can you avoid using unreliable sources?

• Look for newspapers, magazines, and organizations that have good reputations.

• Make sure the author is an expert on the topic.

• Verify your information by using more than one source.

• Look only for sources that support what you believe.

A credible source is a source of information that is:

• Unbiased

• Written by a professional author

• Supported by evidence

• Posted on social media

Is the date that something was published important?

• Yes. Sometimes newer sources correct misinformation from earlier sources.

• Yes. Sometimes, interpretations of sources in newer sources provide more clarity than the original source.

• No. Anything published online has already been fact checked and corrected.

• No. If it was published at some point, it's right forever.

the quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics which may be influenced by an author having expertise on a topic, using unbiased and accurate reasoning, evidence, and sources to support ideas, and providing current and up-to-date information

• controlling idea

• credibility

• editing

• graphic feature

A website with an overload of advertisements is often a sign of a credible source.

• True

• False

important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.

• controlling idea

• credibility

• key ideas

• organizational patterns

Wikipedia is not a trusted source because

• Most of the information there is false.

• Anyone can add to or edit it.

• Your teacher says you can't use it.

• The information might be outdated.

Reliable sources are always the first Google result.

• True

• False

the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text

• text structure

• graphic feature

• key ideas

• text/print feature

What is the problem with not citing your sources?

• You never prove that your opinions or answers are correct

• nothing, citing sources is not important

• you think you know EVERYTHING