Importance of Credible Sources in Academic Research and Writing

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Introduction
Credible sources are one of the essential aspects of the professional research writing.
Hackers may often steal the authentic data and store the false and wrong data. There can be much
information that is available from the social sites like the twitter, facebook and other such
platforms. However, one must always analyze and examine the sources from which this
information has been generated. One must always go for the authenticity of the sources of the
information. It must contain the proper name and designation of the author, their educational
qualification, the date and time when it was published. Taking information from the credible
sources is authentic enough without any falsification. This assignment will deal with the
description of how one source is more credible than the other.
Why is it important to me as a tertiary learner to use credible sources in my academic
research and writing?
As a tertiary learner, it is really important for me to use the credible sources so that my
work is totally authentic and original. I must start inculcating the habit of finding and using the
credible sources in my work. This will help me a lot when I grow up and undertake any
academic writing as a part of my profession. Academic research and writing, the very name itself
are suggesting the fact that I need to research properly and then write. This research must be in
depth and must be evidence of the fact that I am not using any fake, old or unauthentic
references. This is also because the professors will be looking for credibility. I might think that a
social media post or any articles having a good amount of information is credible and I use it in
my writing. However, this does not really hold any good because this information might have

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been uploaded by someone who is not really very qualified or maybe they do not have enough
authority to publish any such thing. Fairness is also a very important aspect of this matter. There
are many sites where the publishers have a specific agenda or a motif of meeting a targeted
amount of traffic of visitors or users. In order to persuade the users, the publishers often upload
some false information or visuals. As a tertiary learner or a beginner, I must be gathering
knowledge about some particular kinds of sites that will be providing me fair and unbiased kind
of information. I can also access some of the university libraries so that I get authentic
information (Wallace & Wray, 2016). This is because that information is usually checked by the
experts and is valid enough to be used. I must also keep an eye upon the suffixes of the domain
that will assure me about the credibility of the information contained in them (Hyland, 2014).
Why is it or will it be important to me in my career to use credible sources in my
professional research and writing?
It is really very important for me to use the credible sources in my writing as this will
also help me in the professional fields. As I step into the professional world from being a tertiary
learner, I will have to use the exact authentic and credible source in my work. They must be
verified by any university libraries or by any good and well-known publishing house. Else I
might end up taking information from some sites that are old and backdated and have been
published by anonymous people, who are not of any verified educational backgrounds or
qualifications. If I do not use the credible sources in writing, then this will result in a huge
negative impact on my future career. If I am writing my paper based on a particular topic, then I
have to be careful about the fact that I am using the authentic and original information. If I am