Critical Analysis of a Source on Belief in Ghosts and Globalism

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SOURCE EVALUATING
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Source - https://theconversation.com/how-the-god-you-worship-influences-the-ghosts-you-
see-84163
Topic – Rise in globalism doesn’t mean the end of nationalists
Discussion
The chosen article for this discussion is based upon globalism which is kind of belief in the
free movement of goods, services and people over the world. In other word, globalism is an
underlying faith on such specific things that are above from that human beings are effects
widgets and can be viewed things as they will show. For example – if we talking about
ghosts, some people believe that ghosts exist in this world whereas some are totally denied
from this concept. The reason behind this, there is no evidence except that our brain is
hardwired to see ghosts and we individuals’ make apparitions accordingly.
Source evaluation – In order to evaluate this source, we can consider CRAP test as it is a
helpful tool to evaluate credibility and validity of website. Basically, CRAP emphasis on four
major areas, such as – currency, reliability, authority and purpose, hence following is given
brief description of all these elements –
Currency – The information provided in this source was of 2017, it means recent data is
involved in this website. The owner of the website updates the given information every year
as per the changes in scenario. Yes, data of two years ago is enough sufficient for this topic.
Reliability – The information available in this source is balanced properly as the researcher
has used primary sources of data collection for this purpose. It is value added and helpful for
people who are interested to read about ghosts. Yes, creator of this provided relevant sources
from where information is gathered.
Authority - Gallowglass, CC BY-SA is the author of the report and publisher is “The
conversation” website; no there was no information available about author’s background. The
sponsor of the source is reputable as various sources have been posted from this website. The
publisher of the source provides information on exclusive topic this is the reason it posts the
same.
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Purpose – It is an opinion or view, i.e. what different regions thinks about ghosts and their
existence; no the author isn’t cited the reference. Furthermore, the information isn’t biased as
he considered positive and negative both aspects of the situation. No the author does not sell
me anything.
Reference
 Gallowglass, CC BY-SA, (2017). How the god you worship influences the ghosts
you see. The Conversation. Retrieved from - https://theconversation.com/how-the-
god-you-worship-influences-the-ghosts-you-see-84163.
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