Weighing the Evidence

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Please carefully evaluate each source and place it from least persuasive to most persuasive.

Then, write 350 word justification.
Provide specific examples of how sources might be used in research.
Identify a secondary source that would effectively supplement the primary resources, providing different information.
Explain your reasoning behind the ordering system.
Does the medium by which a primary source is presented influence your decision more than the content?
Is a primary source’s content all that really matters when presenting information?
Sources speak differently to different people, so to help explain your ordering, imagine what type of audience (besides your instructor) would be best suited to accept your arguments.
You will need to select one secondary source that helps to justify your ordering of primary sources in this activity. Since primary sources can be better strengthened through the interpretations, critiques, and comments of secondary sources, it is important to give an example of which type of secondary source would be best and why.
Would a publication like an academic journal, scholarly magazine, or encyclopedia best help support these primary sources? Newspaper articles, textbooks, and investigative reporting found on your 24-hour news network also provide examples of secondary source material that could support primary sources.

Critical elements:
Evaluation (ranking) of primary source
Use of primary sources
Explanation of secondary source

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