The CRAP Checklist is a tool that can help you determine if a resource is useful for college level writing. Each letter in CRAP stands for a concept:
Asking these questions can help evaluate the information you are finding, each letter in CRAP has four yes or no question. The more "yes" boxes you tic off, the higher the score, the better the resource.
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Use the CRAP Checklist below to evaluate what you find.
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You can limit your search to scholarly articles by checking the "peer-reviewed articles" filter before or after you search in a library database.
Learn more about a source to determine its credibility.