Sources should be selected based on A. their ease in citation. B. their readability and interest. C. their credibility and relevance. D. their style and diction.
The sources are selected on the basis of the credibility and the relevance of the data and are thus based on the true and the actual as they are valid proofs or facts of the data and are represented by the reliability of the data or information. It can be a private or a public source.