Usining Sources 2
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Using Sources
Review the Continuing Academic Success assignment requirements from Week 5.
Conduct research in the University Library to find at least three sources that are relevant for your Week 5 essay.
Complete the following table for each source you have chosen. Include the original passage when you provide the summary, paraphrase, and quote.
Source 1
Title of the article
Critical thinking
Why did you choose this article?
I was reading about critical thinking and found some good information about evaluating sources and question to ask. I like the way the author phrased the information.
Is the article credible? How?
I think that the information is credible. The information within this reading seems to go hand in hand with what I have learned and read in the class. I also found it through the University of Phoenix Library
Is the author biased? How do you know?
I dont find the author to be biased. He actually writes about how to look for biased information within the reading. I think that he gives his thoughts and opinions on critical thinking in a logical way that makes sense and goes hand in hand with what I have read in the course material
Is the article relevant? How?
Its very relevant. So much that I was reading about critical thinking and found information on evaluating sources which was going to be another thing I was looking for information on for this paper.
Find a passage you might use and summarize it.
It is impossible to know 100% that a source is 100% reliable. The most important thing is to not assume that it is. Make sure to ask questions and look at where the information is coming from. At that point asking where their source got their information is a good way of finding out if a source is relivant.
Find a passage you might use and paraphrase it.
A good way to evaluate a source is to look at where the source is coming from and who the audience is. Looking at things like, Is the information political? Then
Using Sources
Review the Continuing Academic Success assignment requirements from Week 5.
Conduct research in the University Library to find at least three sources that are relevant for your Week 5 essay.
Complete the following table for each source you have chosen. Include the original passage when you provide the summary, paraphrase, and quote.
Source 1
Title of the article
Critical thinking
Why did you choose this article?
I was reading about critical thinking and found some good information about evaluating sources and question to ask. I like the way the author phrased the information.
Is the article credible? How?
I think that the information is credible. The information within this reading seems to go hand in hand with what I have learned and read in the class. I also found it through the University of Phoenix Library
Is the author biased? How do you know?
I dont find the author to be biased. He actually writes about how to look for biased information within the reading. I think that he gives his thoughts and opinions on critical thinking in a logical way that makes sense and goes hand in hand with what I have read in the course material
Is the article relevant? How?
Its very relevant. So much that I was reading about critical thinking and found information on evaluating sources which was going to be another thing I was looking for information on for this paper.
Find a passage you might use and summarize it.
It is impossible to know 100% that a source is 100% reliable. The most important thing is to not assume that it is. Make sure to ask questions and look at where the information is coming from. At that point asking where their source got their information is a good way of finding out if a source is relivant.
Find a passage you might use and paraphrase it.
A good way to evaluate a source is to look at where the source is coming from and who the audience is. Looking at things like, Is the information political? Then