CRAAP Analysis
Currency
• Has the article recently been published?...............................................yes
• Has the content ever been updated or revised?....................................yes
Relevance
• Is this article relevant to a major problem is today’s world?.................yes
• Does it help you answer any difficult questions about the issue?.........no
• Would you be comfortable citing it in a research paper?......................no
Authority
• Does the author have the credentials and experience relevant to the topic?.......yes
• Does the source appear to be reputable?..............................................................no
Accuracy
• Are the links functional?.........................................................................yes
• Can you verify any of claims and evidence in other sources?................yes
• Does the argument appear to be biased and one sided?.......................yes
• Does the author use emotional appeals?...............................................no
Purpose
• Is the information fact? opinion? propaganda?
• Is the purpose to persuade, inform, entertain?
Five strategies for establishing credibility
Count how many times the author does any of the following/Does the author do this well?
- Claim authority 6/yes
- Borrows authority 17-19/kind of
- Establishes common ground 1/yes
- Discloses motives 1/kind of
- Establishes gravitas: yes
What is your assessment of the author’s attempt to establish credibility?
Excellent/Good/Fair/Poor/Terrible
The author relies mostly on personal experience and opinion, especially their background as a
long-serving policeman, to persuade readers. However, the article lacks proper supporting
research or evidence presented in APA citing format. Therefore, in my opinion, the article's
reliability is moderate-fair due to the unpersuasive source of information and one-way
communication.
Currency
• Has the article recently been published?...............................................yes
• Has the content ever been updated or revised?....................................yes
Relevance
• Is this article relevant to a major problem is today’s world?.................yes
• Does it help you answer any difficult questions about the issue?.........no
• Would you be comfortable citing it in a research paper?......................no
Authority
• Does the author have the credentials and experience relevant to the topic?.......yes
• Does the source appear to be reputable?..............................................................no
Accuracy
• Are the links functional?.........................................................................yes
• Can you verify any of claims and evidence in other sources?................yes
• Does the argument appear to be biased and one sided?.......................yes
• Does the author use emotional appeals?...............................................no
Purpose
• Is the information fact? opinion? propaganda?
• Is the purpose to persuade, inform, entertain?
Five strategies for establishing credibility
Count how many times the author does any of the following/Does the author do this well?
- Claim authority 6/yes
- Borrows authority 17-19/kind of
- Establishes common ground 1/yes
- Discloses motives 1/kind of
- Establishes gravitas: yes
What is your assessment of the author’s attempt to establish credibility?
Excellent/Good/Fair/Poor/Terrible
The author relies mostly on personal experience and opinion, especially their background as a
long-serving policeman, to persuade readers. However, the article lacks proper supporting
research or evidence presented in APA citing format. Therefore, in my opinion, the article's
reliability is moderate-fair due to the unpersuasive source of information and one-way
communication.
