Credibility of sources and Documents

This comes under the category Motive

This always strengthens (in rare cases can weaken).

The source has no known motive to lie or to distort what is being reported

This comes under the category Motive

This always strengthens 

A source has a motive, subconscious or concious, to report accurately because they will benefit in some way from the outcome

This comes under the category Motive

Can strengthen or weaken

Is not a criterion that should be used often, can be in certain circumstances

A source's motive is not personaly gain, but to protect/ blame someone else or to support strongly held beliefs

This comes under the category Motive

This always weakens

A source has a motive, subconsious or concious, to lie, or to distort the truth because they will benefit in some way from the outcome

This comes under the category Motive

This can strengthen or weaken

Linked to the vested

Knowledge of a person's or organisation's past performance or character

This comes under the category Perception

This can strengthen or weaken

An assessment of how much access a source has to what they can see/hear/experience etc. Also relates to a source's access to information

This comes under the category Perception

This can strengthen or weaken

This related to how much specialist knowledge a source has

Assessment of sources:

1 mark- Identify a relevant criterion and say whether it strengthens or weakens

1 mark- Explanation

1 mark- Link to the claim

When talking about one source with a claim

Assessment of Documents:

1 mark- Identify the relevant criterion and say whether it strengthens or weakens

1 mark- Reference to the text

1 mark- Assessment

When talking about a whole text

Always look at the main source of the text

Here you need to assess the credibility for each side of the argument

1) assess the credibility using one criterion for 2/3 sources on one side of the dispute

2) assess the credibility using the same criterion for 2/3 sources on the other side of the dispute

3) Judgement is saying which side is more credible or are they both as credible or not credible as each other

Here you need to assess the plausabilityfor each side of the argument (reasoning)

1) Assess the plausability of 2/3 reasons for one side of the dispute

2) Assess the plausability of 2/3 reasons for the other side of the dispute

3) Judgement is saying which side has the best reasoning for the argument itself