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ANT 1430 Our Primate Heritage: Evaluating Sources

Source Types

  Scholarly Article Popular Article Trade Article
Author researchers, experts journalists, non-experts professional in the field
Source academic journals newspapers, magazines newspapers, magazines
Purpose to share research findings general information information specific to profession
Audience other researchers, scholars general public people working in the profession
Vocabulary specialized vocabulary everyday language some technical terms/language
Citations provided for all sources few or no citations provided few or no citations provided

 

SIFT

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STOP

  • investigate the information and the source of the information before reading or sharing.

Investigate the Source

  • What do you know or what can you find out about the source of this information?
  • Do a google search for the author or institution that is creating this media.

Find better coverage

  • Can you find a credible source that is reporting this information?
  • How do the two sources compare?

Trace claims, quotes, and media back to the original context

  • Locate the original source of this information.
  • Are the claims, quotes and media being represented accurately?

 

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