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2. Sources are references and evidence a writer uses in his or her research that influence and support their work. Examples of Sources  Books – Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin  Articles – The LA Times, Time Magazine  Journals - www.eric.ed.govwww.eric.ed.gov  Interviews – First or second hand interviews  Pictures – uses for analysis and support

3.  Libraries  Online Scholarly Journals  Internet Websites  Newspapers  Video Collections (ex. Documentaries)  The Community (ex. Local government offices like city hall)

4.  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

5.  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 Time Magazine)  Lack evidence and are purely opinion based  Do not cite their own sources

6.  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