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General vs. Academic Sources

Skim your article and look at the information about the article that surrounds the text. What can you determine about the author, publisher, and intended audience?

  1. Who is the intended audience of this article?
  2. What kind of information do you get from this article?
  3. What is the purpose?
  4. What type of source is this?
  1. Who is the intended audience of this article?
  2. What kind of information do you get from this article?
  3. What is the purpose?
  4. What type of source is this?

Please note: These are guiding questions, you do not need to answer them unless they are helpful to you in determining which source type your group has been assigned.