Your friend skims “The Hidden Costs of Utah’s 2034 Winter Ol…

Your friend skims “The Hidden Costs of Utah’s 2034 Winter Olympics” and waves it off: “It quotes experts and links to sources, so it’s all trustworthy. If someone’s cited in an article, they obviously know what they’re talking about.” Your friend is treating “has a source” and “has a credible source” as the same thing. They’re not, and you can show why. In 250+ words, evaluate how trustworthy this article’s sources really are. Set Them Up. Tell your friend, in your own words, what actually makes a source credible: not just being cited, but authority (who they are and why they’d know), accuracy (can the claim be verified), and bias (does the source have a stake or a slant). Name what the article is arguing. Prove Them Wrong with Exhibit A (the credible one). Point to one source in the article that genuinely holds up, and explain what makes it strong: real authority, verifiable, reasonably free of bias? Prove Them Wrong with Exhibit B (the shaky one). Now point to one source that’s weak or questionable, and explain the problem: no real expertise, unverifiable, or clearly slanted? Close the Case. Deliver your verdict: taking the strong and weak sources together, how much should a reader trust this article? Why? Tip: work through each section fully and you’ll clear 250 words easily.