In your search for information on life in ancient Greece you find a web site with lots of direct quotes from Socrates and Aristo
tle. The site has photographs of their homes and their cities, and even has photographs of these men in their Halloween costumes. How would you use information from this web site?
A.
You could use the direct quotes from Socrates and Aristotle, but not the pictures because they did not have cameras back then.
B.
You could not use any of the information because the site appears to be a joke.
C.
You could put the quotes in your own words to use because you are not sure that they actually came from Socrates and Aristotle.
D.
You could put any of the information in your research paper as long as it was in your own words.
B. You could not use any of the information because the site appears to be a joke.
Explanation:
Before writing an article, every writers need to first determine the purpose of the articles. If the articles are made to give historical explanation / to provide information, then all the online sources that can be included need to come from a credible website that cited the works of experts that dedicate their time to study their field.
The existence of photograph of people in Halloween costumes indicates that the site was made for entertainment purposes. This made every content in the site became unreliable for formal articles.
