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TESTING EVIDENCE

Directions:Read the followingstatements, and determine which of the tests of evidence that the following excerpts violate—timeliness, credibility, or bias.

  1. According to Sean Penn in a recent interview, the United States needs to change its foreign policy in the Middle East otherwise it will be impossible to bring about lasting peace in the region.
  1. Dr. Sherwood B. Idso, a research physicist with U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory, in Phoenix, Arizona, has found when enriched with more carbon dioxide, plants grow bigger and better, much like those of past geological epochs of biological prominence. "It well could be that the rising carbon dioxide content of Earth's atmosphere is actually a blessing in disguise and one of the better things that could happen to mankind and nature."
  1. The most recent precedent for a blanket clemency came 16 years ago when the governor of New Mexico commuted the death sentences of the state's five death row inmates. However, calling his state's record on death penalty convictions "shameful," the governor of Illinois pardoned four men who claim to have been tortured into confessing murders they did not commit. In addition, he will announce before leaving office if he will grant clemency to any or all the state’s 160 death row inmates.
  1. According to a survey conducted for Honda Motor Co., most people prefer cars produced by Honda to that of Ford, Mazda, Toyota and even Hyundai.
  1. After months of preparations and the deployment of thousands of troops to try and bolster security, Iraqis anxiously await to cast ballots in the nation's first major free election in more than 50 years.
  1. A "60 Minutes" story reported by Dan Rather, disclosed 30-year-old memos, shedding a negative light on President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard. According to Texas Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, he helped Bush get into the Air Guard, which was seen as a way to avoid serving in Vietnam.
  1. According to , Julia Roberts and her husband Danny Moder hired a former Secret Service agent who served for the Clinton administration as their twins’ live-in nanny.
  1. The White House announced that President Bush has nominated Condoleezza Rice, his national security adviser and one of his closest counselors, to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state. If nominated and confirmed, Rice would be the second woman and the second African American to be the nation's top foreign policy representative.

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EVALUATING SOURCES—A LOOK AT MULTIPLE SOURCES

Directions:Your group is responsible for determining the credibility of your assigned source. Using your source as the discussion point, answer and discuss the following questions with your group members.

Name of Source:______

Title of Article:______

Author of Article:______

Source Credibility

1. If I were listening to a speech and someone used this source, would I think the source was credible? Why or Why not?

2. What is the reputation of the source?

3. Is this source known for making fraudulent claims?

Author Credibility

4. What credibility does the author(s) of the article have?

5. How did the author(s) of the article find the information they report?

a. Is that the best way to collect information?

b. How would I collect information differently than the author(s)?

Argument Credibility

6. Do the claims in the article make sense in the context it is presented in?

7. Can these claims be generalized to other fields of study/contexts?

8. Is the information presented objectively or is it skewed in one direction?

Speaker Credibility

9. If I were listening to a speech and someone used this source, would I think the speaker was credible? Why or why not?

10. What are the implications of using this source for the speaker? Discuss strengths and weaknesses.

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CITING SOURCES

Directions:

Part I: Using your sources, create a Reference List. Use your Student Workbook as a reference for citing the sources properly. Be sure your list is in alphabetical order.

References

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CITING SOURCES, CONT.

Part II. Find a passage for each source that you would present in your speech. Create an oral citation for each source. Use your textbook as your guide for orally citing sources.

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