Analysis Of Obama's Big Guns, By Fred Kaplan

The website article “Obama’s Big Guns”, written by Fred Kaplan, is an article arguing against the way Obama is spending money, as well as criticizing how his budget seems to be growing larger and larger. The author of the article then goes on to attack the decisions being made by the Pentagon, which Obama is investing in, to purchase combat planes that Kaplan quotes “can’t turn, can’t climb, can’t run”, basically saying they are not very useful (Kaplan 11). Throughout this article, although it is cited by credible sources, the article is very opinion based rather than being completely factual. This article is a prime example that not all articles online are completely credible. Being able to determine the credibility of a website is extremely important; by determining if a website is credible or not a person is able to gain knowledge of the right information rather than the wrong information. Furthermore, there are many factors to consider when evaluating the credibility of a website. In order to validate whether a website is credible or not it is important to establish who the author is, and whether or not they are credible. Being …show more content…
Just by looking over the article it seems very credible, it has many statistics that when are furthered researched are cited by credible sources being that they are government funded websites. The article was also deemed credible at first glance due to its currency; the article was published on February 2, 2015. When an article is current it usually means that the information is not outdated, outdated information is unreliable and inaccurate. Additionally, it is important to consider the credibility of the author. Fred Kaplan, the author of “Obama’s Big Guns” has authored four novels and is also a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. To add to the author’s credible background, Kaplan also earned a “Ph.D. in political sciences from MIT” (Who We Are