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Source Reliability Justification for given reliability of example. Extent of my use Advantages Disadvantages
(scale from
1(bad to
5(outstanding)
Academi 4 The source has the URL edu which to me makes it reliable as it Significant and in my This paper has been published online. It can Depending on length, it can take up a lot of
c paper, is from an educational journal on a website which is form of a essay. Paul Ehrlich’s views be quite reliable and accessible to the time to source information from an essay to
Example: collaboration of Professors and directors in their fields. The in comparisons others on public. Paper is authored by experts in their make references as a result. There is the
Milenniu source goes into a lot of detail about the works of Paul Elrich overconsumption and chosen fields. It has a lower probability of chance that the information may be outdated,
m around the time of his publication of The Population Bomb. overpopulation and being biased. The journals allow references or it can be exceedingly difficult to find these
Alliance Moreover, it states about its relevance now from its publication exponential growth to be made from to include in essays. resources.
for including elements that have changed and or stayed the same.
Humanity The information utilise in the paper was referenced so the
and the information displayed is quite valid. This journal was written by
Biosphere both Paul and Anne Ehrlich therefore it showcases their
viewpoints, and everything is from their perspective. However,
this journal was published over eleven years ago so some
opinions or statistics could be outdated.
Charity 3 This source is directly from the website of the charity of Not used in my essay The website’s access is quite easy and easy Anyone can be able to make websites
website. Population Matters so all the aims and objectives are true and to navigate and to be able to source therefore these could hoax, or fake
accurate. This is important to gaining their stance on information. The reference can be quite information is provided, may need to check
overpopulation as a UK based charity specifically what the UK easy to make, depending on the website for domain of website for creation and intent
must answer to. However, all this could lead to some bias in the they can be quite current and therefore be for purpose. The information present can
honesty of their aims and their actions and ethics. Especially able to relate this. change daily that is why it is important to
towards some of their solutions towards overpopulation such as reference and add the date of initial access.
having less children. This resource unfortunately was not used
in my essay as the information provided could be quite
subjective as it is a charity for a particular purpose and are set
out for people to support them and may bend versions of the
truth. Also, I didn’t feel the research was relevant enough to the
question I attempted to answer.
Documen 4 This documentary was posted on an online streaming site, Significant- used in my They are remarkably simple to access, could Must watch the whole thing to access desired
tary. about the psychology behind consumerism in relation to essay to talk about the be very explanatory, they have a large basis pieces of information, they sometimes cannot
Example: modern society. This service has good reliability as it was made psychology behind of information surrounding the provide enough information on a certain
consume recently in 2011 and contained the viewpoints of many overconsumption. documentary, lots of different resources topic, they can hold bias and the reliability
d: inside psychologists and scientists, where I was able to gather incorporated into the piece where this may not be as great as it could be.
the belly opinions. However, the documentary could have been information is quite factual.
of the interpreted as bias due to the stance the documentary held on
beast environmental deterioration being caused by the
overconsumption of resources.
YouTube, 3 This YouTube video gave an insight into population history and Significant- used in my Quite easy to navigate and manoeuvre There is a broad range of resources to access
Example especially the views of Malthus and included direct quotes from essay- Relates to the views around, the information can be quite and their reliability as a result depending on
Crash some of his published works. The video was posted by a channel of Malthus in relation to informative, and it normally quite recently who is uploading it, the origins need to be
course who has 12.1 million subscribers, so it is well respected and overpopulation causing published, but this can vary. A few videos checked out, there is a limited amount of
History. trusted information. However, the video could be for a certain overconsumption and the can be synthesised by experts or university information. With videos you need to watch
audience and presents only a negative view of Anthony’s and population then decreases and some references can be given. the whole thing to find out the information
not shown is the theory for the sufficient and good elements to such as level whether unless there are time stamps.
that Malthus possessed. the earth can recuperate.
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