The credibility of a source in a student’s researched argument

Refer again to the source you selected from Benjy Mercer-Golden’s researched argument to evaluate the credibility of his sources. Answer the questions following the works cited page.

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Works Cited

“About Us.” Generation, 2012, www.generationim.com/about/.

Blank, Steve. “Why Facebook Is Killing Silicon Valley.” Steveblank.com, 21 May 2012, steveblank.com/2012/05/21/why-facebook-is-killing-silicon-valley/.

Church, Jeff. “The Wave of Social Entrepreneurship.” Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar, NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford, 11 Apr. 2012. Lecture.

Eccles, Robert G., et al. “The Impact of a Corporate Culture of Sustainability on Organizational Process and Performance.” Working Knowledge, Harvard Business School, 14 Nov. 2011, hbswk.hbs.edu/item/the-impact-of-corporate-sustainability-on-organizational-process-and-performance.

Gore, Al, and David Blood. “Sustainable Capitalism.” Generation, 15 Feb. 2012, www.generationim.com/media/pdf-generation-sustainable-capitalism-v1.pdf.

Hurley, James. “Belu Boss Shows Bottle for a Turnaround.” The Daily Telegraph, www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/9109449/Belu-boss-shows-bottle-for-a-turnaround.html.

Knight, Eric R. W. “The Economic Geography of Clean Tech Venture Capital.” Oxford University Working Paper Series in Employment, Work, and Finance, 13 Apr. 2010. Social Science Research Network, doi:10.2139/ssrn.1588806.

Packer, George. “No Death, No Taxes: The Libertarian Futurism of a Silicon Valley Billionaire.” The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2011, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/28/no-death-no-taxes.

Reflect on the credibility of the student’s source

To evaluate the credibility of the source you chose from Benjy Mercer-Golden’s argument, answer the following questions. When you have finished each question, click Submit to record your response.

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Is the evidence that this source presents necessary to Benjy Mercer-Golden’s argument? Why or why not?