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So much more reliable (lemmy.world)
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[–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm lazy and have started treating wikipedia as a primary source. But if I'm quoting it to somebody else, I tend to look at the cited references to make sure I trust those.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    🤓 Point of clarification: primary, secondary, and tertiary sources refer to the proximity to the original information, not to their reliability.

    • A primary source would be something like a study on a drug.
    • A secondary source would be something like a news article discussing the study or a meta-analysis collating a bunch of studies on that drug.
    • A tertiary source would be something like a Wikipedia article or a section of a textbook discussing the drug as a whole.

    Secondary and tertiary sources often comprise both the most reliable and unreliable sources. 🤓

    (Ik what you meant by "primary" lol)

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