Why Evaluate Your Sources?
We want to make sure we are using the most accurate and credible information available.
- Just because it is peer reviewed does not necessarily mean it is correct. Peer reviewed studies can still be retracted.
- We all have bias, and those biases shape our research in inescapable ways. We need to be aware of both the author's and our own positionality.
- The truth is subjective and ever changing. What was scientific fact 50 years ago, may not be today.
There is no black and white way to evaluate sources. All we can do is think critically about the information we have, and use different checklists to consider the sources we use.
