Finding credible sources

Before you begin

Plan your research targets to save time later.

Common research targets include:

• Specific examples
• A story or anecdote
• Firsthand testimony
• Substantiative facts
• Documented occurrences
• Statistics

Sources of information

Primary sources

• A library or school database
  • Ebscohost
• Personal experience
• Speeches
  • American Rhetoric
  • Gifts of Speech
  • Vital Speeches of the Day
• Government websites
• Interviews with a subject matter expert
  • How to conduct an interview
• Distribute surveys
  • Tools and Techniques

Secondary sources

WARNING

Beware of propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation. Confirm political statements with watchdog sites.

• Wikipedia
• Blogs
• Google search