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EVALUATING THE CREDIBILITY OF YOUR SOURCES
Remember, sources are used to support and prove an argument you have made. This means that the sources you
reference need to be credible and authoritative. How do you know that your sources are of value? Answer the
following questions:

1. Where / How was the source published?

What is the organization that published this? Why should we trust information from this publishing
organization?

The organization that published this is Mayo Clinic. Mayo clinic is reliable because it ranks #1 in many
specialize departments by US News & World report 2015- 2016 ranking. It also provides information about the
writer who wrote this article, so we should trust this information from this organization.

2. Who wrote it? (Author / Organization)

You can do some quick online research into the author. Is the author part of a university or another
institution? What else has the author written? Why should we trust this author?

The author is Sheldon G. Sheps, M.D. We should trust him because he is a retired college professor of
medicine and a president of the National Blood Pressure Education and Science Base committee. He is specialist
in hypertension and vascular diseases and advisor in the Hypertension Initiative of the World health
organization. He also helped American Heart Association write the latest report about blood pressure
measurement and edited both edition of Mayo Clinic book.

3. Is the piece timely and appropriate for its field? (updated? or outdated?)

For some topics, information needs to be current and up to date. For others, older publications might
still be valuable. Do you think the source is up to date enough for your topic? Why?

My article is written on August 05, 2014, so it is currently up to date. For this topic, it is up to date enough
because it just published one year ago and the author who wrote this information currently works in hospital that
make the information very up to date due to the data, statistic and experience or case that they daily had.

4. What is the purpose of the source? Does the author have an agenda?
Are the arguments backed by facts or opinions? Is the presented view biased?
The purpose is to inform people who might currently experience the symptom of high blood pressure to
evaluate whether it is related to caffeine intake. The argument is backed mostly by facts and experience that he
had. The view is fairly objective and unbiased.

5. Write the source down in an APA format:

Sheldon G. S. (2014, 08 05). Caffeine and Blood pressure. Retrieved October16, 2015, from Mayo
Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/expertanswers/blood-pressure/faq-20058543