Questions tagged [references]
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Should we have a "back it up" rule for answers?
I've asked my first question on Politics today, and I'm not very happy with the first couple of answers that I received. Don't get me wrong, both answers are helpful, I appreciate the answerers' time &...
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Why do we need references?
Back in 2012, it was established that answers on Politics.SE need to be backed up with references. I am all for that, but I cannot properly explain why that is the case. I regularly ask users to back ...
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Does stackexchange have any standard for sources?
I've read numerous SE questions that are based on information provided by unreliable sources. Examples:
There have been SE questions about immigration based on data provided by the anti-...
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What are good citations for answers?
So, I've been using Politics for about two weeks now, and I've contributed some answers. To avoid making them subjective, I've tried to add references that back up what I'm saying. I know that ...
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Should answers without references be removed by the mods?
As an example, user @BobaFit recently posted an answer to In the US, what do federal politicians commenting on education policy propose the federal government should do? which I find quite compelling, ...
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Standards of Evidence?
What are the standards of evidence for an answer here? I know this isn't Skeptics, but I've seen several answers justified using intuitive "logic", without any citations. Should that be considered ...
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