Reliability, usefulness and contestability of sources

What this note covers

1. Three separate questions, three separate answers
2. Reliability: what makes a source trustworthy
3. Usefulness: fit for a specific purpose
4. Contestability: when a source is open to dispute
5. Worked example: evaluating a constructed pair of sources
6. Corroboration: using sources together
7. How this is examined and what separates a top response

7 sections · 12 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes