True or False? One difference between popular sources and scholarly sources is that scholarly sources are usually written for subject-matter specialists while popular sources are written for a general and broad audience.

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Korbin Dawson

10 December, 19:22

True or False? One difference between popular sources and scholarly sources is that scholarly sources are usually written for subject-matter specialists while popular sources are written for a general and broad audience.

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Roderick Shaw · Answer 1

I believe that information is TRUE.

Explanation:

Scholarly sources are written by and for academics, which means their target audience consists of subject-matter specialists. They are peer reviewed and rely on methods to test the validity of the research findings. On the other hand, popular sources are written by and for the general public. Their major purposes are to inform and entertain. They are not peer-reviewed and do not necessarily follow methodological procedures to obtain information and come to conclusions.