College Composition / Unit 22 CMP 0529 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Authority
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The idea
Authority depends on who wrote the source and what qualifies them to write about this subject.
In practice
Check the author's biography for education, publications and experience; an economist writing about a scientific question is outside their field.
Where people slip
A source with no named author needs extra scrutiny of who published it and why.
Your place on the trail
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