Use C A R R D S S to Evaluate Your Source
| CREDIBILITY: |
Who is the author? What are his or her credentials?
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| ACCURACY: |
Can facts, statistics, or other information be verified through other sources? Based on your knowledge, does the information seen accurate? |
| RELIABILITY: |
Does the source present a particular view of bias?
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| RELEVANCE: |
Does this information directly support your hypothesis/thesis or help to answer your question?
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| DATE: |
When was this information created? When was it revised? Are these dates meaningful in terms of the subject matter? |
| SOURCES: |
Did the author use reliable, credible sources?
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| SCOPE: |
Does this source address my hypothesis/thesis/question in a comprehensive or peripheral way? Is it a scholarly or popular treatment? |
