A press vendor's white paper on the cost of owning a press is weakest on which criterion?
A press vendor's white paper on the cost of owning a press is weakest on which criterion?
Answer
Objectivity
Options - A. Currency - B. Objectivity - C. Writing quality - D. References Why - A. A current-year paper scores full marks on currency. The date is not the problem. - B. Correct — the author has an interest in the conclusion. It may be used for its own service schedule, not for the buy-versus-lease verdict. - C. Vendor papers are usually well produced. Polish is not evidence. - D. It cites its own data, which is weak, but the decisive failure is the interest behind the conclusion.
Smith 3.2; Olds ch 16 checklist; concept map F04, F05, F06, F07