Question

Audrey is working on a paper about tigers in India and finds important information on this website. She finds similar information on another website, confirming the article’s accuracy. Should she include this web page as a source for her paper? A. No, Internet sources are never acceptable for a research paper. B. No, the author is a student; therefore, it is not a credible source. C. Yes, the data the site contains is accurate. D. Yes, Oracle is a well-known software company.

Answer 1

She should not include this webpage as a source for her paper because :

( B ) No,the author is a student,therefore,it is not a credible source

Answer 2

The correct answer to this would be B No, the author is a student; therefore, it is not a credible source. Not because she took it from internet it is not a credible source, but it is not official data although there is a web page confirming it. The correct thing to do in this case is extract the information from the webpage that confirms the accuracy of it instead of taking it from the student's words.