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Oral Communication · Chapter 7

The Ninety-Second Source Check

Professional fact-checkers beat both undergraduates and PhD historians at judging unfamiliar websites, and they did it by leaving the page within seconds. You have a ninety-second budget. Spend it on moves, watch what each one buys you, then decide what this source may do in your speech.
Choose a source you landed on
Spend your ninety seconds
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