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1 Credibility Chart Mark Fenix American Public University BUSN410: Critical Thinking Strategies for Business Decisions Terri Tallon, PhD March 10, 2024

2 Credibility Chart – Week 5 Assignment In today’s ever-expanding reliance of data and information, the ability to distinguish credible and unreliable information is detrimental to the development of society and human civilization. Being able to identify reliable information and identify credible sources is a critical skill an intelligent person should possess and the chart below will outline 10 fundamental elements required to do so when evaluating information. Element Description Source (1) Accuracy Is the source trustworthy? Credible sources provide reliable and accurate information, bias and errors. (Alvin, 2023). https:// www.researchprospect.com/ what-are-credible-sources/ (2) Authority Who is the author, creator or publisher? This is an important factor that can be used to determine credibility and bias. (CRAAP, 2024). https:// guides.library.illinoisstate.ed u/evaluating/craap (3) Citations and References Can the facts be verified with other sources and is it accurate? https:// www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pmc/articles/PMC4248576/ (4) Credibility Is the information provided from reliable and relevant sources? Credible sources meet the information needs of the material. https:// usingsources.fas.harvard.edu /evaluating-sources-0 (5) Evidence to Support Can studies or other materials support the claims? Data must be supported by factual and researchable sources. https:// ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/ choosingsources/chapter/ data-as-sources/ (6) Objectivity Is there an agenda or goal to the information? Bias can alter the information and reduce its credibility if it lacks objectivity. https://www.bbc.co.uk/ editorialguidelines/ guidance/impartiality (7) Purpose Why does the information exist? The bias and point of view of the information may be affected by the objectives or purpose. Look closely at the types of language being used (superlatives/absolutes). https://guides.stlcc.edu/ evaluate_sources/ bias_purpose (8) Is the data relevant and appropriate? It https://www.ibm.com/

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