Types Of Information

Practice Questions(Provide answers/sources for each of these):

1) Is a vegetarian diet healthier than a meat-based diet?

For this question I would use EBSCOhost in the Clark Library because it is such a widely studied question and there are a lot of insights on diets. This is a question that is commonly observed in experience. So even a magazine or article would be credible.

2) Target often forces musicians to alter lyrics in order to have

their CDs sold in Target stores. Is this censorship?

I would say an Academic Journal or article because this is a very narrow question and is not studied as much. It seems to fall under the category of censorship so that could be looked up in a database.

3) How much more can a college graduate expect to earn over

someone with a high school diploma?

This should be answered by an Academic source because it is a question that requires lots of data, studying, and subjects. An article or journal post may be reliable because if a book was read from 20 years ago about this subject, it would not be accurate in data.

4) Should educators use commercial services to combat

plagiarism?

This question seems to be a privacy subject so an encyclopedia may be the right source to turn to because of how broad the subject is. An encyclopedia may be more in depth about the reasons and purposes of plagiarism.

5) Is the current lack of sunspot activity affecting global

warming?

Since this is a topic that has be studied for a long time but asks for “current” information I think a book or an Academic Journal could be reliable because you could get information regarding global warming and information regarding the current situations in journals.

My Research Questions:

1) What are the top 3 forms of privacy that are generally known and used?

This seems to be a simple question, one could answer this off the top of the head, however it needs to be reliable and come from a mass of subjects or data. This answer could be sought out in an Academic journal or a website done by a scholar.

2) How may privacy laws be used for protecting identity?

This question could be sought out using a government website or Academic Encyclopedia because it is a highly informative question that needs very scholarly sources.

3) Why is privacy so important for protection?

I would answer this question using an academic journal or scholarly website because it is a highly studied subject and has been continuously rediscovered as new technology comes out. 


~Kendra~