1. Evaluating
Sources
What is your ethos number today?

2. Instructions:
1 - Make a list of all of your sources.
2 - Flip through this slideshow.
3 - Give yourself points for each source you
have on your list that fits the description on the
slide.
4 - The final number is your ethos number. The
higher the number, the higher your cred on
Wikipedia.

3. How many do you have?
Books. For each book, give yourself 5 points.

4. How many do you have?
Scholarly journal articles. For each, give
yourself 5 points.

5. How many do you have?
Books written by a scholar. (You may have to
look up the author. Also, scholarly books are
usually published in university presses.)
For each book, give yourself an additional 5
points.

6. How many do you have?
Newspapers. For each newspaper that is
published in print (even if you read the online
version), give yourself 3 points.

7. How many do you have?
Government document or website. For each
government document, give yourself 3 points.

8. How many do you have?
Magazines. For each magazine article that is
published in print (even if you read the online
version), give yourself 3 points.

9. How many do you have?
TV or radio news. You may get information
from CNN or NPR or Fox News online. These
are TV and radio news sources that also
publish content online. For each on your list,
give yourself 3 points.

10. How many do you have?
Authors. For each source that publishes the
author's name, give yourself 2 points.

11. How many do you have?
Ok, count up how many points you have so far.
That is your subtotal.

12. How many do you have?
No Author. For each source that does NOT
publish the author's name, subtract 2 points.

13. How many do you have?
No date. For each source that does NOT
publish the date of publication, subtract 2
points.

14. How many do you have?
Blogs. For each blog, subtract 3 points.

15. How many do you have?
Personal or organization website. For each
personal or organization website (self-
publishing sources), subtract 3 points.

16. Calculate your total score.
Calculate your score. Post the number to your
blog. How are you feeling about your ethos?