1. EVALUATING A WEBSITE
Resource Person: Ryan Williams
Writer: Christina Cook

2. APPLYING THE CRAAP TEST
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C- Currency: The timelessness of information
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R- Relevance: The importance of information for
your needs
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A- Authority: The source of the information
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A- Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness, and
correctness of the content
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P- Purpose: The reason the information exists

3. CURRENCY
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There are no dates listed anywhere
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It seems as if it has not been updated in a while
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One of the links does not work

4. RELEVANCE
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It is in fact about Martin Luther King
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The intended audience is people with
“misconceptions” about Martin Luther King
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Information seems elementary and biased

5. AUTHORITY
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No true information about who the publisher is
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There are authors for the articles
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The authors seem to be biased and have no true
facts about Martin Luther King only statements on
their opinions
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There are no credible sources

6. ACCURACY
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Comes from random unheard of authors
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Taken from a variety of books and articles
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Is supported by weak evidence
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Unsure of evidences credibility
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Does not look like it has ever been reviewed or referred
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The language is biased and very full of personal opinions
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No clear grammatical errors

7. PURPOSE
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To inform people about Martin Luther King
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They inform you of a different side to Martin Luther
King
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There intentions are clear that they wish people know
that Martin Luther King was not a great guy
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The information on the website is mostly propaganda
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The point of view on the site is very impartial
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Every sort of bias is found on this site