Writing Workshop: Researching an Agency

Question 2 • Fall 24 American Government/Civics IC

A student is writing an informative essay about the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA). How would FEMA’s website differ from an outside source?

Answer

The FEMA website would be more likely to have accurate information than an outside source.

The FEMA website would be more likely to include secondhand information than an outside source.

The FEMA website would be more likely to have information that would need to be verified than an outside source.

The FEMA website would be more likely to report negative information about the agency than an outside source.

Explanation

FEMA’s website is an official source maintained by the agency, so it is likely to provide accurate, firsthand information about FEMA and its work. An outside source may be reliable too, but its information could be less direct or may need to be checked against an official source. Therefore, the best choice is that FEMA’s website would be more likely to have accurate information.

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