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Submitted by sditelberg on Fri, 02/01/2019 - 14:20

Our link led us to an ecology article from Encyclopedia Britannica. At the top of the screen, it displays a 250th anniversary sign, which leads us to conclude that it is reliable, since it has been around for so long. We have also personally used the website in the past, which leads us to trust it more. Aesthetically, the website has a clean layout and is organized in an accessible way. It has multiple tabs for different resources (such as newsletters, quizzes, and biographies) and within those, a multitude of subjects (such as sports health and medicine, history, music, science, etc.) It also allows the reader to view the article contributors, who consist of university professors. This leads us to believe the source is valid due to the highly educated editors and scope of its information. The willingness to display the editors and read about them also lead us to trust the source more. Overall, we believe Encyclopedia Britannica is a highly valid, reliable, and trustworthy source.

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