Evaluating Sources

You must use credible sources! The list below should help you to determine whether or not a source is worthy of being used in your paper:

1. Credentials/reputation of author/publisher

2. Non–biased writing (= treatment; logic/facts; not opinionated, faith–based or emotional)

3. Cites other scholars (references; footnotes)

4. Appears in scholarly journals

5. Current views!: Sort by date

6. Does not contain fallacies

7. Quality of writing: If you find numerous errors or the reading level is low, you are looking at a less-credible source.