Question: As discussed in the reading, credible sources can be evaluated by looking at three areas; authorship, sponsorship and recency. Below you will find two different
As discussed in the reading, credible sources can be evaluated by looking at three areas; authorship, sponsorship and recency. Below you will find two different supporting comments from a persuasive speech on the topic - "do cigarettes cause lung cancer." The associated internet links to the comments are included below the comments used in the speech. Evaluate each of the comments and sources and discuss the credibility of both sources. Do they support the topic? Are they from legitimate, credible sources? Why or why not. What makes them credible or not credible. Could they be used to find other sources that would be more credible? If so, how?
Comment 1 (Links to an external site.): According to U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence, in an article published on the internet site thinkprogress.org, "2/3 of smokers do not die from smoking related illnesses and 9 out of 10 smokers do not contract lung cancer"
Comment 2 (Links to an external site.): "It has been discovered that smoking may prevent Parkinson's Disease" as stated in the article "Health Effects of Tobacco" on Wikipedia.com.
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