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AcademicVocabulary
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credible
reliable
bias
accuracy
skepticism
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AnexampleofaPRIMARYSOURCEis….
AnexampleofaSECONDARYSOURCEis…
Completethesentenceusingthecorrectacademicvocabularyword.
1. Theauthormayhaveacertain_____________aboutthesubject,andmayorganizetheinformationtosuithisorherpurpose.
2. Websitesthatendin.eduor.govaremorelikelytobe______________________sitesbecausetheirpurposeisclearandtheinformationisregularlyupdated.
3. A______________________websiteisonethatcontainsfactual,authoritative,unbiasedandcurrentinformation.
4. Ifyoucannot_______________________theauthor’ssourcesbycheckinghisbibliographyorworkscitedpage,theinformationinthereportmaynotbecredible.
5. Aresponsibleresearcherwillcheckthe_______________________ofinformationbytryingtofindthesameinformationinseveralcrediblesources.
6. Everyoneshouldapproachinformationontheinternetwithahealthydoseof__________________becauseanyonecanpostanything,regardlessofthetruth.