POSC 2200 Lecture 4: Evaluating Articles and Sources

• School: Memorial University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POSC 2200
• Professor: S Martin

Document Summary

How to think critically about information: important when thinking about any article of information. Everything you write must be attributed to a reliable source. Adding sources means your work can be fast-checked. Can challenge unreferenced statements by adding {{fact}} tag in wikicode which adds citation needed tag to the statement. When to cite: at least once per paragraph, any quotes, hard facts, stats, must be cited, basically, whenever you add information. What"s a good source: come from independent sources, those not directly related to the subject, come from source known for fact-checking and neutrality, come from reliable publishers, represent a general consensus in the field. What"s not a good source: blog posts & social media, press releases and promotional material, official websites, self-published material. Important to share what you found without copyright violation or plagiarism. Copying words, structure or phrases from the original source violates wikipedia"s policy.