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Evaluating Articles Tutorial

Introduction

Types of Articles

Format/Structure

Author

Language

Illustrations/ Advertisements

Purpose

Audience

Peer Reviewed/ Refereed

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And the Author Is...: Introduction

Another way of evaluating an article is by looking at the author. If you are reading an article, are you more apt to believe the article written by an expert in the field, or written by someone with no expertise on the subject?

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