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- Primary vs secondary sources
- Eliminate irrelevant information
- CARS checklist
CARS checklist
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| Credibility | trustworthy
source, author's credentials, evidence of quality control, known
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respected authority, organisational support. Goal: an authoritative source, a source that supplies some good evidence that allows you to trust it. |
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| Accuracy | up
to date, factual, detailed, exact, comprehensive, audience and purpose
reflect intentions of completeness and accuracy. Goal: a source that is correct today (not yesterday), a source that gives the whole truth. |
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| Reasonableness | fair,
balanced, objective, reasoned, no conflict of interest, absence of
fallacies or slanted tone. Goal: a source that engages the subject thoughtfully and reasonably, concerned with the truth. |
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sources, contact information, available corroboration, claims supported,
documentation supplied. Goal: a source that provides convincing evidence for the claims made, a source you can triangulate (find at least two other sources that support it). |
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