Reliable and Unreliable Sources

Unreliable source:

Marijuana research: Colorado issues 188-page report on health studies

Thesis

Support of Claims

The thesis for this particle article was impossible to find. There was no clear thesis on what the article was going to be about. It talked a little about another article and how those claims were wrong, but there was no thesis. There was nothing there to state what the article was supposed to be about.

The authour of this article did not have very much data to back up her claims. In fact the authour really didn't explain the claims that were made. In the article she listed of several different things that the article she was apposing said, but did not say or support why she thought the claims were wrong. She also didn't have any evidence or research within her article that backed up the statement she made about the other article being wrong.

Authour's Reliability

The authour of this article is a person biased by this subject. The authour did not research the article very well or at least they did not use any outside sources or examples. The authour also had links to social media on the side of her article which shows that she doesn't have very professional skills.

The Source of the Article

The source of this article was a random website called the cannabist. It is a biased website for people who support the use of marijuana and other marijuana products. The articles were not peer-reviewed.

Authour's Reliability

This article's authours are reliable for several different reasons. First there is more that one authour which means each other had to do research and check each other. Also the authours of this article have their doctorates, and have their credentials listed at the end of the article, to prove they know what they are talking about.

Reliability

The Source of

the Article

The definition of reliable is something that can be relied on or trusted; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, etc.

The source of this article was one off of the library databases, which means it had been peer reviewed and researched. Also it was originally out of a medical journal, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, which states it was very researched and well done by doctors or people of the same schooling.

Support of Claims

Unreliability

Characteristics or a reliable source:

• If the article is more current
• If the article is relevant to the topic
• If the article is accurate

The definition of unreliable is: not being able to be relied upon.

This article has several outside sources listed within it to show each claim the authours made had support. They also did research of their own and showed data within their claims to make sure the point was clear. The authours also stuck to the topic they were trying to support and did not stray from the point. Their was also a case study within the article to help represent the claim and show even more data.

Characteristics that make a source unreliable:

• If the article is outdated/older
• If the article has no relevance to the subject
• If the source has no accurate information

Reliable Source:

Frequency and Risk of Marijuana Use among Substance-Using Health Care Patients in Colorado with and without Access to State Legalized Medical Marijuana.

The Definition of Reliable

and Unreliable Sources

Thesis

Sources

Richmond, Melissa K., et al. "Frequency And Risk Of Marijuana Use Among Substance-Using Health Care Patients In Colorado With And Without Access To State Legalized Medical Marijuana." Journal Of Psychoactive Drugs 47.1 (2015): 1-9. Academic Search Complete. Web. 15 Mar. 2015.

"This study compared frequency and severity of marijuana use, and use of other substances, for patients with and without state legal access to medical marijuana."

Wyatt, Kristen. "Marijuana Research: Colorado Issues Report on Health Studies." The Cannabist. The Associated Press, 2 Feb. 2015. Web. 16 Mar. 2015.

This thesis is clear and concise. It gets to the point and let's the reader know what the article will be about. It does not beat around the bush, nor stray from the points that it will be talking about.

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