READ: Assessing Source Credibility for Crafting a Well-Informed Argument – Kate Warrington, Natasha Kovalyova, and Cindy King (attached)
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WRITE: Answer the related questions:
1. How has increased Globalization of communications technologies affected source credibility assessments? Is it easier or more difficult to determine the credibility of an internet source? What criteria would you use to decide if a source is credible or not?
2. How, if at all, do sources dealing with certain subjects and/or arguments call for a more rigorous scrutiny of credibility? For example, do those that are emotionally charged demand a closer look? Do sources in highly specialized fields require you to scrutinize the structure of their arguments more carefully?
3. To what extent should you consider an author’s credentials when determining his or her knowledge of the field, and ultimately the credibility of the source? When, for example, might a source written by a layperson be as valuable as one by an expert in the field? How might you compare, for instance, an article on juvenile delinquency written by a legislator to one produced by a social psychologist? How might you treat a book written by a physician who is also a TV personality?
4. Do certain subjects, purposes, and audiences allow for a less critical evaluation of bias? How, specifically, might you determine when sources use emotional appeals without bias?
5. What examples of sources that manipulate emotional arguments can you think of within the context of the topics we have studied in the course of this semester?