reliable vs unreliable

VS.

 Sources

are references and evidence a writer uses in his or her research that influence and support their work.  Examples of Sources?  Books – Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin  Articles – The LA Times, Time Magazine  Journals - www.eric.ed.gov  Interviews – First or second hand interviews  Pictures – uses for analysis and support

 To

provide authenticity/credibility to research  To provide compelling support for one’s topic or argument  Organized citing allows one’s sources to be verified by the readers  Citation limits plagiarism  Proper citation saves the writer lots of academic and legal problems

 Libraries  Online

Scholarly Journals  Internet Websites  Newspapers  Video Collections (ex. Documentaries)  The Community (ex. Local government offices like city hall)

 Known

author  Part of a respected academic community 

Ex. Associated with Universities

 Rely

on research  Printed by established publishing companies  Objective  Part of information centers

 Are

extremely biased  No author  Independent blogs (not all of the time)  Though convenient, .com and .org websites can often be unreliable but there are exceptions (ex. Time Magazine)  Lack evidence and are purely opinion based  Do not cite their own sources

 You

may use unreliable sources to make a point in your writing  By using an unreliable/popular source you may address a counter argument  When gathering a variety of opinions/perceptions on a subject