Source Criticism

Main questions for internet source criticism

Who runs the site? Who contributed to the part you read? Where does the site get its funding?

Three aspects when considering internet sources

Bias(subjectivity), context(to your research), relevance(usefulness that depends on context of your research)

Artefact source criticism main questions

How was the source created? How did the creator of the source view something?

What is the main focus of Narrative aspect source criticism?

Assess the truth of what someone writes or says, focuses mainly on primary sources.

Four criteria of narrative aspect

Time(tid), dependency(beroende), bias(tendens), reasonableness(rimlighet)

The tree types of statements

Factual statement, statement of value(bias), explanations