Week 4. Primary Source Analysis

W4 OV

Module Objectives

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  • Describe the difference between a primary and secondary source.
  • Execute a primary source analysis.
  • Evaluate the reasons for doubting a claim: claim is in conflict with other claims; claim is in conflict with our background information.
  • Choose the proportion of our belief to the evidence.
  • Assess when there is no good reason to believe a claim.
  • Recognize fallacies of irrelevant premises.
  • Describe bias.
  • Identify causes of media bias.
  • Diagram an argument from a media source.

Overview

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Required Reading

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Technology Tools

Twitter
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Keywords

  • Appeal to Authority
  • Background Information
  • Expert
  • Gambler’s Fallacy

Chapter 4 Flashcards

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Citations

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Congress, L. of. (2015, March 12). Analyzing a Primary Source. Retrieved August 3, 2015, from https://youtu.be/8vDN5NtL9Yo

Edwards, M. (2009, August). Primary vs. secondary sources. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000358475.48615.ee

Engle, M. (2012, March 20). LibGuides: Critically Analyzing Information Sources: Critical Appraisal<br /> and Analysis. Retrieved August 3, 2015, from http://guides.library.cornell.edu/criticallyanalyzing

Heise, W., Paper Print Collection (library, & thomas a. edison, I. (n.d.). Admiral cigarette /. Retrieved August 3, 2015, from http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.1353

McCandless, D. (2013, November). Rhetological Fallacies – Information Is Beautiful. Retrieved August 3, 2015, from http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/rhetological-fallacies/

The Onion. (n.d.). Retrieved August 3, 2015, from http://www.theonion.com/

Wesson, S. (2011, October 4). What Makes a Primary Source a Primary Source? | Teaching with the Library of Congress. Retrieved August 3, 2015, from http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2011/10/what-makes-a-primary-source-a-primary-source/

 

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