Law Search Guide: Critical Evaluation

• Academic work and legal arguments require high-quality evidence. 
• You will need to select sources from a large amount of information available and be selective of what you cite. 
• Relevant sources are needed as evidence and to support your arguments. 
• Different weights can be given to various sources.

The T.R.A.A.P test is an easy way to check if a source is reliable and useful for your research.

T.R.A.A.P stands for Timeliness - Relevance - Authority - Accuracy - Purpose

It helps you decide if the information is good enough to trust and use. By looking at these key elements you can quickly figure out if a source is worth using.

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