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Use
Possibly use
Do not use
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Vinay is writing a research paper about treatments for thyroid cancer.
Drag each item to the correct location show whether Vinay should consider using the source.
(1 point)
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Vinay is conducting research for a research paper about treatments for thyroid cancer. He finds thattwo of his sources disagree about a particular fact. What should he do?
(1 point)
Find another source to verify which source is correct.
Include both versions of the fact in his research paper, stating which source states which fact.
Discard both sources and look for new sources.
Skip over these particular facts and focus on another aspect of research.
Website updated in 2023 on jhu.edu called “Thyroid Cancer: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments” 
Blog from 2020 titled “My Cancer Story: Surviving and Thriving” 
Video produced in 2022 by the National Institutes of Health titled “Thyroid Cancer: Treatments andOutcomes”
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Book published in 2015 titled
A History of Cancer Research 
Magazine article from 2021 titled “The Surprising Link Between Cancer and Childhood Obesity” 
Question 3
Question 4
anonymity
omission
no expertise
fringe ideas
A) Match the example with the characteristic it best describes. (1 point)
A) When citing a poem from a collection that features several authors and has three editors, where
should the name of the author of the poem appear? (1 point)
at the beginning of the citation
after the primary editor’s name
after the title of the poem
before the title of the collection
A blog entry about the safety of different  brands of car seats was written by a company salesperson.
 A blog post references a theory that differs from the scientific community.
 A pamphlet includes two sources of data that supports the reputation of a particular product.
 An article on a website about plants that are toxic to pets does not list an author.
Question
5
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When citing a website, why is it important to cite the date the URL was accessed?
(1 point)
because citing the date proves that the URL was accessed
because information on websites is subject to change
because there is no other way to know when information on the site was published
because that is the date the information was published

Answer 1

Here are the answers:

Question 1 — Sort sources for Vinay (Use / Possibly use / Do not use)
- Use: Website updated 2023 on jhu.edu “Thyroid Cancer: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments”
- Use: Video produced 2022 by the National Institutes of Health “Thyroid Cancer: Treatments and Outcomes”
- Possibly use: Book published 2015, A History of Cancer Research (useful for historical/contextual background)
- Possibly use: Blog from 2020 “My Cancer Story: Surviving and Thriving” (useful as a personal perspective/anecdote only)
- Do not use: Magazine article 2021 “The Surprising Link Between Cancer and Childhood Obesity” (not relevant to thyroid cancer treatments)

Question 2
- Find another source to verify which source is correct.

Question 3/4 — Match examples with characteristics
- A blog entry about car-seat safety written by a company salesperson → no expertise (and potential bias/conflict of interest)
- A blog post that references a theory differing from the scientific community → fringe ideas
- A pamphlet that includes only two sources of data that support a product’s reputation → omission (selective use of evidence)
- An article on a website about toxic plants that does not list an author → anonymity

Question 4 (poem citation)
- The author of the poem should appear at the beginning of the citation.

Question 5
- Because information on websites is subject to change.