While reading two articles on the CIA’s functions, you discover that both articles have similar opinions and facts, but the first article’s author is a reporter and the second article’s author is a former CIA employee. Which article would be more relevant to your research?
A.
the first article because it contains less bias
B.
the first article because it is more objective
C.
the second article because it contains more generalizations
D.
the second article because it has a more reliable viewpoint

Question

While reading two articles on the CIA’s functions, you discover that both articles have similar opinions and facts, but the first article’s author is a reporter and the second article’s author is a former CIA employee. Which article would be more relevant to your research?
A. 
the first article because it contains less bias
B. 
the first article because it is more objective
C. 
the second article because it contains more generalizations
D. 
the second article because it has a more reliable viewpoint

AckerJamal · Answer

The first article would be more relevant to my research because it may contain less bias and would be more objective. The Reporter is more objective than former CIA employ.

As both articles have similar opinions and facts, the reporter's article would be more relevant. The former CIA employ may be subjective and biased as he was working with the same organisation but the reporter is independent and thus more likely to be objective.