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The way we answer ‘usefulness questions’ is very similar to the way we answer ‘reliability questions’. Why is this so?
This because of 1 basic principle:
The degree of the usefulness of the source depends on the degree on the reliability of the source; the more reliable
the source, the more useful the source.
1. Cross-reference test
A typical format:
However it may not be as useful as source C contradicts it. This is seen in C………………………….. implying…………..making
A less reliable and thus not useful.
Looking at its purpose, it is to let ………………know that………………….. This is to convince the audience so that they
will……………. Thus it has an incentive to be biased as …………………….. making it not so reliable and thus less useful.
1. Most importantly, we must state the base stand of the source first!!!
2. All sources are not 100% useful and vice-versa.
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