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Sources are references and evidence a writer uses in his or her research that influence and support their work.

Examples of SourcesBooks – Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin Articles – The LA Times, Time MagazineJournals - www.eric.ed.gov Interviews – First or second hand interviewsPictures – uses for analysis and support

Libraries Online Scholarly Journals Internet Websites Newspapers Video Collections (ex. Documentaries) The Community (ex. Local government

offices like city hall)

Known author Part of a respected academic

community Ex. Associated with Universities

Rely on research Printed by established publishing

companies Objective Part of information centers

Are extremely biased No author Independent blogs (not all of the time) Though convenient, .com and .org

websites can often be unreliable but there are exceptions (ex. Time Magazine)

Lack evidence and are purely opinion based

Do not cite their own sources

You may use unreliable sources to make a point in your writing

By using an unreliable/popular source you may address a counter argument

When gathering a variety of opinions/perceptions on a subject