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If you cannot answer all or most of these questions, the information may be a bit fishy.
Visit the Strategies tab for more questions to ask yourself and strategies to use when evaluating sources, or visit the Rate My Source tab for an interactive tool to evaluate your source.
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Strategy: In a book, look towards the front for the publication year or copyright date. For an article, look at the top or bottom for a date. For a website, look at the top or bottom of the webpage.
Strategy: Do a Google search for the author's name and analyze the results.
Strategy: Search for an article, book, or website on the same topic and compare the information in both sources.
Strategy: Look at the content. Do you feel that it provides enough information and will be helpful for your topic?
Strategy: Read the text. Does it seem like the content simply conveys information, or is it trying to persuade?