Short Writing Assignment #11

Even though most of these articles come from the same source they do not hold the same level of credibility in a research paper because some are generally opinion based. The first two articles “Four Corners Best Answer on Homeless” and “Homeless situation Has No Easy Answers” are extremely short and provide only the opinion of the author. While they introduce they issue they are discussing they do not provide any detailed background information that could support a scholarly research paper to the fullest extent. With their minimal credibility these particular articles could be used to help convey the idea in the paper and give it a variety of source information. They cannot provide solid evidence to the topic. The last two “Opposition to Shelter Rises” and “What Did Not Work: Effort to Centralize Homeless Services” offer the reader an in depth analysis of the issue and what is being done and what has been done to resolve it. “Opposition to Shelter Rises” combines the use of quotes from locals explaining why they do not want the homeless shelter in their neighborhood and facts about the issue to become a credible source in a scholarly research paper. “One-Stop Homeless Center on Meeting Agenda Today” gives a thorough examination of the issue on homelessness and provides solid specifics as to why it has gotten worse and recommendation on how to improve it. The facts and use of City Council ideas and opinions makes this article very credible when writing a research paper. Credibility in an article can be found not only its origin but in its content. If they content is merely opinionated and does not give facts on the topic it is most likely not a credible source to use in a research paper unless using it to further a point.