• Explain at least five differences between popular and scholarly sources used in research.
There are at least five differences between popular and scholarly sources. One of the easy to see reasons is a lack of pictures, and advertisements. Magazines and newspapers are notorious for including these items next to an article (Ashford, 2014). Another difference would be the location of the source. Finding sources through the internet will yield a lot of results, but gathering sources from dictionaries, or sites such as Wikipedia typically are not scholarly in nature. Visiting sites that end in .gov or .org have a much higher likelihood of containing sources from credible experts. A good indication of a scholarly source is the inclusion of …show more content…
who is with the Denver University Law Review. This academic journal raises the issue of taxes as being a good way to close the gap on wealth disparity. The strengths of this article are that there are quite a few statistics presented to justify the rationale that higher taxes on the wealthy are for the better of the common good. Unfortunately, this article does very little in presenting the other side of the argument. In one instance, the discussion is on the estate tax also known as the “death tax.” Proponents for the tax believe that “the government can legitimately tax inheritance to ensure equality of opportunity for its citizens” (Maynard, 2015, p. 147). However, those against believe that it is unfair to double tax the citizens (Maynard, 2015). It would be nice to read why it is unfair, and present valid reasoning to this argument. This reasoning would present a form of bias by not equally sharing both viewpoints in the same context. Any time, there is weaknesses in an article and bias the use of this source is …show more content…
The use of citations is present as well as the use of expert analysis. The popular source uses phrases like: they say, and they believe, without citing any particular person, or website. In addition to having a professional appearance, the peer-reviewed article uses a format that includes an abstract, table of contents, and reference page. It is easy to tell that the writer spent a great deal of time preparing this article in comparison to waking up, having a cup of coffee, and spending ten minutes typing out their thoughts in a bad mood. The peer-reviewed evaluation brings the credibility necessary in a topic such as wealth inequality. The popular source has a comment section at the bottom of the page where people typically evaluate different aspect of the article, but would not be considered peer-reviewed as almost anyone can post in this section. Also, another key factor is the length of the article. The scholarly source is 34 pages of clear, and concise reasoning in comparison to a half page opinion based upon someone’s political views or
There are at least five differences between popular and scholarly sources. One of the easy to see reasons is a lack of pictures, and advertisements. Magazines and newspapers are notorious for including these items next to an article (Ashford, 2014). Another difference would be the location of the source. Finding sources through the internet will yield a lot of results, but gathering sources from dictionaries, or sites such as Wikipedia typically are not scholarly in nature. Visiting sites that end in .gov or .org have a much higher likelihood of containing sources from credible experts. A good indication of a scholarly source is the inclusion of …show more content…
who is with the Denver University Law Review. This academic journal raises the issue of taxes as being a good way to close the gap on wealth disparity. The strengths of this article are that there are quite a few statistics presented to justify the rationale that higher taxes on the wealthy are for the better of the common good. Unfortunately, this article does very little in presenting the other side of the argument. In one instance, the discussion is on the estate tax also known as the “death tax.” Proponents for the tax believe that “the government can legitimately tax inheritance to ensure equality of opportunity for its citizens” (Maynard, 2015, p. 147). However, those against believe that it is unfair to double tax the citizens (Maynard, 2015). It would be nice to read why it is unfair, and present valid reasoning to this argument. This reasoning would present a form of bias by not equally sharing both viewpoints in the same context. Any time, there is weaknesses in an article and bias the use of this source is …show more content…
The use of citations is present as well as the use of expert analysis. The popular source uses phrases like: they say, and they believe, without citing any particular person, or website. In addition to having a professional appearance, the peer-reviewed article uses a format that includes an abstract, table of contents, and reference page. It is easy to tell that the writer spent a great deal of time preparing this article in comparison to waking up, having a cup of coffee, and spending ten minutes typing out their thoughts in a bad mood. The peer-reviewed evaluation brings the credibility necessary in a topic such as wealth inequality. The popular source has a comment section at the bottom of the page where people typically evaluate different aspect of the article, but would not be considered peer-reviewed as almost anyone can post in this section. Also, another key factor is the length of the article. The scholarly source is 34 pages of clear, and concise reasoning in comparison to a half page opinion based upon someone’s political views or