Determining
Credible
Sources
EDU 572
Lori Schlueter
Spring 2004
Credible
Main Entry: cred·i·ble
Pronunciation: 'kre-d&-b&l
Function: adjective
1 : offering reasonable grounds for being believed <a
credible account of an accident> <credible witnesses>
- cred·i·bly /'kre-d&-blE/ adverb
Taken from American Heritage Dictionary found on
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entries/55/c0735500.html
Credible
Entry Word: credible
Function: adjective
Text:
1
Synonyms BELIEVABLE, colorable, creditable, plausible
Related Word satisfactory, satisfying; solid, sound, straight, valid
Idioms to be believed
Contrasted Words unsatisfactory; preposterous, ridiculous
Antonyms incredible
2
Synonyms AUTHENTIC 1, convincing, faithful, trustworthy, trusty
Related Word likely, probable; rational, reasonable; conclusive, determinative
Antonyms incredible
Taken from Roget’s Thesaurus found on:
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/search/ligans_nt?lb=e&p=num%3AC0353500
Who is a Credible Source?
Believable?
Knowledgeable?
Who do you trust?
Do they know their stuff?
?
?
?
?
? What makes people
?
? credible sources?
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?
?
?
Education
and
Experience
Are these Credible
Sources?
?
?
?
?
? What makes these
?
? credible sources?
?
?
?
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The Author
Is this a credible source?
Let’s go to this website
and check it out.
http://zapatopi.net/afdb.html
Who is the author?