Source based skills

Question 1

Reliability

Answer 1

• cross reference paragraph
• support/challenge
• critical analysis of provenance (biasness, mood etc)
• e.g. unhappy blogger roasts government - unreliable due to motive
• AVAMEEO + context
• common words used in questions to test reliability: trust, believable, prove, accept

Question 2

Utility

Answer 2

• cross reference paragraph
• support/challenge
• link to reliability
• Critical analysis of provenance
• AVAMEEO
• link to reliability
• unreliable sources not useful
• common words used to test utility: useful

Question 3

Assertion

Answer 3

• answer the question e.g. I agree/disagree because source A (message)
• evidence
• explain evidence