Help:Introduction to referencing/reliable sources quiz
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All of the statements below happen to be true, but only some are adequately supported by a reliable source. Can you guess which ones?
The voice actor Clarence Nash voiced the character Jiminy Cricket for a brief period of time.[1] Note: find a more interesting example to use here.
- ^ Folkart, Bruce (February 21, 1985). "50-Year Career: Clarence Nash, Donald Duck's Voice, Dies". Los Angeles Times.
Reliable. As a respected mainstream newspaper, news articles from the Los Angeles Times are considered generally reliable.In 2016, the Journal of the American Medical Association estimated that $101 billion was spent in 2013 on the preventable disease of diabetes, and another $88 billion was spent on heart disease.[1]
- ^ Dieleman, Joseph L.; Baral, Ranju; Birger, Maxwell; Bui, Anthony L.; Bulchis, Anne; Chapin, Abigail; Hamavid, Hannah; Horst, Cody; Johnson, Elizabeth K. (2016-12-27). "US Spending on Personal Health Care and Public Health, 1996-2013". JAMA. 316 (24): 2627–2646. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.16885. ISSN 0098-7484. PMC 5551483. PMID 28027366.
Reliable. JAMA is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Medical Association. It is considered generally reliable, even under the heightened standard for medical claims.Human eye color is determined by the composition of two parts of the iris. Both pigmentation and Tyndall scattering contribute to the ultimate coloration.[1]
Not reliable. Reddit is user-generated content, which is generally considered unreliable. Even if the author asserts that they are an eye doctor, we cannot verify that claim.At a 2015 Peking Duk concert, a fan managed to get backstage after tricking a security guard into thinking he was Reuben Styles’ step-brother by editing the band's Wikipedia page.[1]
References
- ^ Russell, Jennifer (4 December 2015). "Man tricks security into letting him backstage by editing Wikipedia". Daily Mail.
Not reliable. Due to its poor editorial standards that have resulted in the publication of numerous falsehoods, the Daily Mail is generally considered unreliable, and its use as a reference is generally prohibited.Find contributor article by someone not a recognized expert. We could also use CNN iReport here.
Not reliable. Forbes, a well-known American business magazine, might seem at first glance like a reliable source. And indeed, content written by Forbes staffers is considered generally reliable. However, this article was not written by a Forbes staffer, but rather by an unaffiliated contributor. Such articles have little editorial oversight and are considered generally unreliable.Find article
Reliable. The Claremont Courier is a community newspaper serving Claremont, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Since it is a small publication, it has never been formally discussed at the reliable sources noticeboard. However, per its page, it is considered Claremont's newspaper of record, and in 2018, it was named the top community newspaper in California by the California News Publishers Association. Given this, it is safe to assume that, if it were to be discussed at the noticeboard, it would be found generally reliable.Find page. We could also use Urban Dictionary, Goodreads, or Ancestry.com here.
Not reliable. Know Your Meme is a wiki, just like Wikipedia, that publishes user-generated content. Therefore, it is generally considered unreliable, since we cannot verify that its information came from a source we can trust.The three astronauts of Apollo 15, all of whom had attended the University of Michigan, left a document on the surface of the moon establishing a lunar alumni chapter of the university.[1]
References
- ^ Grabosky, Leah (29 March 2006). "Debunking the moon myth". The Michigan Daily.
Reliable. The Michigan Daily is the student newspaper of the University of Michigan. Reputable student media outlets like the Daily are considered generally reliable sources for news on their school and local community. They can sometimes be considered reliable on other topics, although professional sources are typically preferred when available.Find article
Reliable. Der Spiegel is a highly respected German news magazine, and is considered generally reliable. Although it publishes in German, not English, this is allowed. Paywalled and offline sources are acceptable, too.It is not possible to preserve the environment while continuing to consume meat at current levels.[1]
- ^ Foer, Jonathan Safran (21 May 2020). "The End of Meat Is Here". The New York Times.
Not reliable. The New York Times is the United States' newspaper of record, and is generally considered reliable. However, this article is not a reported news article, but rather an opinion piece asserting the views of its author. It could be used to support the sentence Jonathan Safran Foer believes that it is not possible to preserve the environment while continuing to consume meat at current levels.However, it cannot be used without attributing the statement to Foer, as was done above.