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TrevorMLA Citation of Source Here: Jaffe, Jerome H., and Murray E. Jarvik. "Smoking and Health." //Encyclopedia Americana.// Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 12 Mar. 2012.Evaluation of Source: The publication of my article is 2012. This is important because I know that all of my data I obtained is up to date and is liable.
 * 1) Website Extension:My internet source ends with .com . This helps me determine that it is not a reliable source because it is a commercial source. But the information is from __[|www.groiler.com]__  so it is reliable because all of the information was cross referenced. And they are all informative entries.
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 * 1) Reputation:Groiler is a well known site within all schools. It is used throughout different grades and has many well informed entries. It has many different results including a couple different forms of encyclopedias.
 * 2) Author:The authors of this article are experts. One of them has a PH.D and both of them have a M.D. They are not biased and do not have a motive for personal gain. Because they have no motive for personal gain and they are not biased their information is reliable. They are not trying to persuade us on anything so the information is true facts.
 * 3) Consistency: How does this resource apply/relate to your topic?They information of this article is reliable because I was able to cross reference the info and found the same fact,smoking refers to the inhalation of tobacco, in the article “smoke”, “smoking”, “tobacco”, and the article I'm evaluating “smoking and health”

Conclusion:In the end I was able to determine that this site was reliable based on these five levels of evaluation. I examined each criteria and believe this source is entirely reliable. The author both have a M.D. and worked for a university. They have no motive so they are not trying to persuade you to anything. The same information is in a variety of different articles. It was publication in 2012 so the info is up to date. the site is also well known throughout all different grades and different schools.