{"id":492,"date":"2016-04-02T18:11:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T18:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=492"},"modified":"2016-07-15T18:50:51","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T18:50:51","slug":"evaluating-sources","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/chapter\/evaluating-sources\/","title":{"raw":"Text: Evaluating Sources","rendered":"Text: Evaluating Sources"},"content":{"raw":"You will need to evaluate each source you consider using by asking two questions:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Is this source trustworthy?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Is this source suitable?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nNot every suitable source is trustworthy, and not every trustworthy source is suitable.\r\n<h2>Determining Suitability<\/h2>\r\nYour task as a researcher is to determine the appropriateness of the information your source\u00a0contains, for your particular research project. It is a simple question, really: will this source help me answer the research questions that I am posing in my project? Will it help me learn as much as I can about my topic? Will it help me\u00a0write an\u00a0interesting, convincing\u00a0essay\u00a0for my readers?\r\n<h2>Determining Trustworthiness<\/h2>\r\nClick through the slideshow to read about techniques for analyzing sources and differentiating between popular and scholarly sources.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1ltJqsbfj7KK9sic0DxZmr3uBMqjcHADkH8jZuXAjW1U\/embed?start=false&amp;loop=false&amp;delayms=3000\" width=\"480\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2><div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1xP3Ncx9UyEQ1Cs4-njA626k01m908ilcdgbARyKpgV4\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a>","rendered":"<p>You will need to evaluate each source you consider using by asking two questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is this source trustworthy?<\/li>\n<li>Is this source suitable?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not every suitable source is trustworthy, and not every trustworthy source is suitable.<\/p>\n<h2>Determining Suitability<\/h2>\n<p>Your task as a researcher is to determine the appropriateness of the information your source\u00a0contains, for your particular research project. It is a simple question, really: will this source help me answer the research questions that I am posing in my project? Will it help me learn as much as I can about my topic? Will it help me\u00a0write an\u00a0interesting, convincing\u00a0essay\u00a0for my readers?<\/p>\n<h2>Determining Trustworthiness<\/h2>\n<p>Click through the slideshow to read about techniques for analyzing sources and differentiating between popular and scholarly sources.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1ltJqsbfj7KK9sic0DxZmr3uBMqjcHADkH8jZuXAjW1U\/embed?start=false&amp;loop=false&amp;delayms=3000\" width=\"480\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1xP3Ncx9UyEQ1Cs4-njA626k01m908ilcdgbARyKpgV4\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-492\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Revision and Adaptation. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a 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