| Personal | Identify emotions attached to topic |
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Find unbiased reference sources for proper review of topic |
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Intellectual courage to seek authoritative voices on topic that may be outside of thesis. |
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Authority established. Does the author have education and experience in that field? |
| Purpose/Point of view of source. Does the author have an agenda beyond education or information? | |
| Publisher? Does the publisher have an agenda? | |
| List of sources (bibliography) | |
| Year of publication |