How can I tell if an essay or article is reliable? What makes it have good credentials?
How can I tell if an essay or article is reliable? What makes it have good credentials?
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When looking at an essay or article, there are a few ways to judge its reliability.
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What are those ways?
user
The number of academic citations is a good guide to an article’s reliability. If it has been cited by multiple scholars who have done research into the topic and agree with the authors conclusions, then it is likely to be a reliable article.
assistant
What else besides citations? What if it is an article on a newer topic and doesn't have a lot of citations.
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