AWR “Evaluating Sources”

• A source is reliable if it provides trustworthy information
• Evaluating sources requires you to think critically and make judgments about which sources will be useful for answering your research question
• Question print sources and internet sources
• Consider these factors: authority and credibility, audience and purpose, objectivity and reasonableness, relevance and timeliness, and context
• Continue to assess the sources reliability
• Avoid sources that appeal mostly to emotions or promote one-sided agendas instead of inquiry and discussion