ENG170: How is our Perspective/Reality Affected by our Personal Bias?

How do we distinguish between popular and scholarly information sources?
In evaluating  sources, consider the authority or expertise of the authors and the level of scholarship.

• Was the article or book written by a journalist, reporter, or staff writer?  Or was the source written by a professor, scholar, or expert within the field of interest?

•  Who is the intended audience for the source? The general public? Someone without prior knowledge or understanding of the topic, or  someone who is well-studied and informed?

Be sure to include the following types of  academic information sources in your papers for this class:

Reference Entry

 Book 

Article from an Academic Journal