evaluating sources: cause & effect research
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English 2: Why are you here?
Uh, yeah. Ok.
Uh, No...I don’t
think so.
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Evaluating SourcesFinding Rock Solid Sources
for your Cause & Effect Research Papers
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Let’s start with a
PUBLIC CONTROVERSY
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Topic: Should the U.S. use Drones in Combat?
EFFECTSMonday, March 11, 2013
Team 1 Are these experts qualified?
Team 2 What are the effects of drone use?
Your job while watching
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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-57568571/drones-eyes-in-the-sky/
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Effects• civilians killed & injured
• few high level terrorist targets killed
• destruction of communities
• anti-Americanism
• fomenting recruitment in terrorist groups
• American soldiers kept out of harms way
• war is changed by this technology (destruction separate from the risks of sending soldiers into war)
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Qualifications?
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Qualifications?
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Qualifications?
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Many times... you have to seek out the other
voices.
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Remember him?
http://livingunderdrones.org/
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It is up to YOU to determine what is credible and what is not.
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P.A.P.A.Monday, March 11, 2013
P=Publisher / OrganizationReputation
Conservative, Liberal, Nuetral?
History
Mission of Organization
Type of OrganizationUniversity? Media? Non Profit Organization?
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Think Tanks
Go to “About” PageCredible?
http://www.brookings.edu/about#research-programs/
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http://stratrisks.com/geostrat/9731
I did a google search for “unmanned drones risks”
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“political-science analyst”
“security consultant”
“found through close friends that he had a unique personality which fit perfectly in communications”
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Uh, no... I don’t think so.
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http://www.oraclebroadcasting.com/broadcasters.php
Search a bit further and we find the organization’s
connection with...
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A=AuthorEducation
JobExpertise in Field
Years of ExperienceProven track record
AffiliationNo bias/no economic connection
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Check the credentials of these authors
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“Google” Her
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“Google” Him
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P = PURPOSE
• To Persuade/Call to Action
• To Educate/Inform
• To Protect a Reputation
• To Protect an Economic Interest
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Bias • Who funds the research? What are their motives? Question ECONOMIC motives!
• Who lobbies the government to get it to enact policies favorable to the company?
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A=AccuracyCan you verify facts?
Can you prove authenticity?
Research methods explained?
Strong or weak evidence?
Works Cited /Bibliography?
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Ms. Terry must sign off on your sources!
You will explain the credibility of one source that I randomly select.
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Exploring Other TopicsPew “Topics” Page
http://www.pewresearch.org/topics/
Brookings Institute “Research” Pagehttp://www.brookings.edu/research#federal-budget/topics/
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