It is important for academic authors to demonstrate that they know what they are talking about and that their ideas are based on solid evidence and on concepts that other people have developed. Chad Lorenz wrote a great article that introduces this topic nicely, entitled Can You Believe It? This news media literacy class would teach people how to sort the true from the false.
The following resources are designed to help students understand what evidence should--and should not be--used during written compositions and oral discussions: want to convince their readers that they know what they are talking about:
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What Might be a More Credible, Reliable Source? [Writing Commons] ★★★☆☆ |
This site answers the question: "Why is it wise to avoid unreliable sources?" |
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5 Hacks for Identifying Legit (or not) News Sources [James Heaney] ★★★★☆ |
This author offers some non-traditional advice on this topic. Once readers have read this article, they will be able to evaluate any piece of news based on a few common sense rules. |
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Evaluating Sources: Overview [OWL] ★★★★★ |
This is a good site to begin learning about research sources because it is less-detailed than the site(s) I list, below. As you gather your proof, you must consider the credibility of your sources. The OWL Writing Lab provides some information on the topic of Evaluating Sources. Note that there is more than just one page--look at the menu on the left to move on to the sub-pages in the OWL article. |
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Evidence [University of North Carolina] ★★★★★ |
This advanced, detailed page provides a broad overview of gathering and using evidence. It will help you decide what counts as evidence, put evidence to work in your writing, and determine whether you have enough evidence. It will also offer links to additional resources. |
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Reliable and Unreliable Sources [Austin Peay State University] ★★★★☆ |
This site guides students toward (un)reliable sources by summarizing the categories of media that they should (not) gravitate toward when researching. |
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Jamie's List of Reliable & Unreliable Research Sources (Web Page Version) Jamie's List of Reliable & Unreliable Research Sources (Google Docs Version) [Me, Jamie] |
A list, in my own opinion, of what I consider to be reliable and unreliable sources. |
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