Now that you've checked out the author's credibility, you'll want to verify the accuracy of the information they use. Here's what you're looking for:

A works cited page or bibliography
Identified sources for any data or statistics in the content
For example, this excerpt from an article cites a source:

“According to the National Research Association, 70% of Americans are spending more on medical insurance today than they were ten years ago.”

This excerpt from an article doesn’t cite a source:

“More than 50% of Americans today are without medical insurance. The reason? The costs keeping increasing while average salaries are on the decline. Most Americans are earning less per year than at any time in history.”

Credible authors support their statements with evidence so that readers know where they got their information. If you find a writer, or source, that doesn’t cite its sources, you should be skeptical and avoid using it for your own work.
What’s the best way to confirm the accuracy of a piece of information?

A
look to see what else the author has written

B
check if the author cited their source(s)

C
look at the date that it was published

D
find out if the source was published in print as well as online

Select all the correct answers. why do authors use rhetorical devices in essays?

Grammar: sequence of verp tenses quiz active the is used for an event that has been completed before the present moment in time. simple past past perfect perfect progressive past perfect progressive

Article one: the new york tribune from december 5, 1859on leaving the jail, john brown had on his face an expression of calmness andserenity characteristic of the patriot who is about to die with a living consciousnessthat he is laying his life down for the good of his fellow as he stepped outof the door a black woman, with her little child in her arms, stood near his way. thetwain were of the despised race for whose emancipation and elevation to the dignityof children of god he was about to lay down his he stopped for a moment in hiscourse, stooped over, and with the tenderness of one whose love is as broad as thebrotherhood of man, kissed [the child) affectionately.article two: the cincinnati enquirer from december 3, 1859we rejoice that old brown has been hung. he was not only a murderer of innocentpersons, but he attempted one of the greatest crimes against society-the stirring upof a servile and civil war. he has paid the penalty for his crimes, and we hope his fatemay be a warning to all who might have felt inclined to imitate his aggressive conduct.now it is your turn. you need to synthesize the two articles mentioned above into one or two paragraphs. you may lookat the synthesized paragraphs above for an example, but your paragraph should be different. remember to follow theprocess hints mentioned earlier in this lesson.iuflad