Rhetoric
An scholarly article explaining the researcher's credentials and related background to the topic at hand
What is ethos?
What are the effects of laffy taffy on leprechaun growth?
What is a research question?
Article titled 'Miami Man Saves School of Starving Dolphins With Bare Hands' is posted by an author named as 'abynw9732'
What is authority/author credentials?
A form of primary research that ranges from surveys to interviews
What is field research?
A writer uses straightforward language and reasoning to explain facts, statistics, and other points
What is logos?
Magazine articles, news articles, youtube videos, blog posts
What are popular sources?
A publisher releases only articles on the benefits of sports drinks for all people, and when you examine their credentials you discover their research is funded by a major sports drink company.
What is reputability?
An article tells you about how terribly sad and lonely penguins are in Antarctica, which is why we should travel there more
What is pathos?
Academic journals, articles, research studies & results, scientific analysis
A Youtube vlogger tells you about this great new dating website they're using and how you should totally sign up right now.
What is purpose/point of view?
The shape of sentences, word choice, voice, or tone
What is style?
ProQuest, Opposing Viewpoints, Gale
What are databases?
A news article on abortion rights gives the author's opinion, but provides no sources for their statements.
What is reliability?
My article is on the history of manatees being mistaken as mermaids, which is meant to educate young children to adolescents.
What is purpose, audience, and genre?
This article on women's rights was published in 1993, and while it contains useful information, it is considered outdated by most newer scholarly sources.
What is currency?