Question

In the list of search results, you find a source that you think might work for your research topic, the importance of eye-appealing food arrangements, so you ask yourself the three questions presented in this lesson:

1) Who wrote it? The author is a cook, Jorge Ramonez.
2) What type of site is it? The site name ends in .org.
3) How current is the information? There isn't a date listed, but all the links on the website are functioning correctly.

Answer 1

Assuming your question is: Is this website reliable and worth examining further? True (Yes) or False (No).

The answer is False (No).

The article is not necessarily misleading, but it probably won't be taken seriously by your professors because it is lacking background information.

1. Who wrote it? The author is a cook, Jorge Ramonez. It is always recommended to find more information about the author's credentials, for example if he is the main cook working in an official institution (like the White House), or if he has Michelin stars.
2. What type of site is it? The site name ends in .org. The "org" stands for "organization." Sites ending in .org are international and/or non-profit organizations, such as research centers. They are usually considered as credible for school papers, but they are very often biased.
3. How current is the information? There isn't a date listed, but all the links on the website are functioning correctly. If the article/publication itself is not dated, there usually is a "last-updated" date for the webpage. Otherwise, you should be indicating the date of access on your bibliography section at the end of your paper.