I'm not sure you've included a set of statements to choose from.
However, remember that there are three modes of persuasion: pathos, logos, and ethos.
Pathos; pathological; an appeal to the audience's emotions.
Ethos; ethical; an appeal to the audience's ethics.
Logos; logical; an appeal to the audience's reasoning.
Analyze your answers and see which ones employ the modes of pathos and ethos; cross those out. You should be left with the correct answer.
When you compare a source like Wikipedia to two other authoritative academic sources, you are checking the reliability of your sources
When you compare authoritative academic sources with sites like Wikipedia you are evaluating if you can trust the information and facts in the sources, you are looking if it is true information or just opinion, checking the reliability of the sources.
