Prepare: In order to prepare for this assignment, view the following
tutorial from the Ashford University Library:
Scholarly and Popular Sources
Reflect:
Good research is a combination of many types of sources. Prior to taking this
course, did you understand the differences between these sources and the
importance of finding one type of resource over another?
Write: For this discussion, you will address the following prompts:
Explain at least five differences between popular and
scholarly sources used in research.
Locate and summarize one peer-reviewed, scholarly
source from the Ashford University Library and one popular source that
pertain to your Final Argumentative Essay topic. In your summary of each
article, comment on the following: biases, reliability, strengths, and
limitations.
From the sources you summarized, list and explain at
least five visual cues from the peer-reviewed, scholarly source that were
not evident in the popular source.
Your initial
post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a
thorough response to each prompt. You are required to provide in-text citations
of applicable required reading materials and/or any other outside sources you
use to support your claims. Provide full reference information of all sources
cited at the end of your response. Please use correct APA format when
writing in-text citations
and references.
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