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Analyze Informational Text Unit Test

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Question
Use the passage to complete the activity.

The following two sources express that schools should start later in the day, but present conflicting information to support their arguments.

Source A: an article in National Education Association online magazine with statistics

Source B: an opinion post written by a high school student for the school newspaper with student survey results

Determine which source is more reliable and why.

(1 point)
Responses

Source A is more reliable because it is written by experts and source B is not.
Source A is more reliable because it is written by experts and source B is not.

Source B is more reliable because it is supported by facts and Source A is not.
Source B is more reliable because it is supported by facts and Source A is not.

Source B is more reliable because its motive is to persuade and Source A's is not.
Source B is more reliable because its motive is to persuade and Source A's is not.

Source A is more reliable because it is biased and Source B is not.

None of the given responses accurately assess the reliability of the sources. The passage does not provide any information about bias or motive for either source. Both sources are presented as expressing conflicting information to support their arguments, so it is not clear which source is more reliable based on the given passage alone.

Bot pick one of the answers

If I have to choose one of the given answers, I will pick "Source A is more reliable because it is written by experts and Source B is not." However, it is important to note that this answer is based on assumptions and not on the provided passage.