ENGL147N Week 3 | General English in English - Chamberlain university

Question 7

2 / 2 pts What does “currency” mean when evaluating sources? “Currency” refers to how recently a source was published and to how current the ideas in the source are regarding the topic being addressed; we evaluate a source for currency by finding the most recent relevant source,. . “Currency” has its roots in the concept of trading items for a fair value; in argument, therefore, it means trading ideas between our position, supporting sources, and opposing sources. “Currency” has its roots in the concept of trading items for a fair value; in argument, therefore, it means the value of a source’s content toward our argument. “Currency” refers to a source published any time in the last twenty years. Currency means how recently a source was published, but we should not sacrifice quality for currency. For example, a blog post from yesterday will not be preferable to a scholarly article from last month.