The Credibility Criteria

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Whether the souce's history, or their status suggests reliability or unreliablilty.
Repuatation
1 of 6
Whether a source is in a position to know what they are talking about, such as having access to evidence
Ability to observe
2 of 6
Whether the source of the argument has anything personally at stake in the argument
Vested interest
3 of 6
Whether the source has relavant knowledge and understanding of the subject
Expertise
4 of 6
When the source is not predisposed to support a particular point of view
Neutrality
5 of 6
When the source favours one particular point of view
Bias
6 of 6

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Card 2

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Whether a source is in a position to know what they are talking about, such as having access to evidence

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Ability to observe

Card 3

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Whether the source of the argument has anything personally at stake in the argument

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Card 4

Front

Whether the source has relavant knowledge and understanding of the subject

Back

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Card 5

Front

When the source is not predisposed to support a particular point of view

Back

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