Philosophy › Section B · Critical thinking, reading, and writing › Topic B.4
Evaluating sources and evidence
Good reasoning from bad information still ends badly. This topic shows where to start philosophical research, how professional fact-checkers judge a source in minutes, and how to weigh the different kinds of evidence a philosophical argument can rest on.
In this topic
- Start from solid ground
- Primary, secondary and tertiary sources
- Why checklists fall short
- SIFT: four moves
- Search engines and AI tools
- Worked example: a quotation on a poster
- Kinds of evidence in philosophy
- Weighing empirical claims
- Worked example: "science shows free will is an illusion"
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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