Question

Ciara is doing research for an article on keeping cats inside instead of letting them roam outdoors. She’s decided to quote the following source in her article: “Home Sweet Home: Bringing an Outside Cat In” from www.humanesociety.org. Is this source credible? Why or why not? A. This source isn’t credible, because it’s a commercial website about animals. B. This source isn’t credible, because it’s from a privately owned veterinary organization. C. This source is credible because it’s from a well-known national association dedicated to animal welfare. D. This source is credible because it’s from a website about pet animals that has been updated fairly recently.

Answer 1

Answer: C. This source is credible because it’s from a well-known national association dedicated to animal welfare.

Explanation: Sources from the internet can be credible if they are from non-profit organizations that are nationally recognized by the federal government and receive some government funding for their programming.

Answer 2

Answer:

C. This source is credible because it’s from a well-known national association dedicated to animal welfare.

Explanation:

Humane Society is a well-known non-commercial site that is dedicated to animal welfare. That entire sentence is correct.

Well-known? Not necessarily indicative, but can be useful.

Non-commercial? Again, not necessarily indicative, but can signal if a site has an agenda.

Dedicated to animal welfare? There it is. The site expressly is about animal health and well-being. That, in combination with it being well known and non-commercial makes it trustworthy.