hi everyone, I want to understand, which method to use to understand the quality of a text and be able to select quality works (reliable secondary sources)?
Are academic and peer-reviewed publications, scholarly monographs the most reliable secondary sources?
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My go to source for how to examine a question is Public Library of Critical Thinking Resources
I’m not sure if there is a guide specific to choosing good studies/text, but I do some of these things:
check if the study has been redacted
find the full name and author and search it, sometimes there will be articles that help explain to non-experts
who has published? is it a reputable place like Nature.com or some place with an agenda
Has it been cited by other scholars and are those scholars reputable