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1 Why Does Credible Authority Matter in the Research Process? Stacie Legendre Colorado State University Global LIB300-1: Research in the Information Age Linda Eilene Sanchez

2 Why Does Credible Authority Matter in the Research Process? The credibility of the author and source are important because there is an expectation that the author has backed their research up with credible evidence. Using the credible evidence solidifies the authors point. Asking the right question is a hard one to determine until the research begins. The initial question starts off the research and the research morphs the question into the right one from a general question to one that is more specified. The general question can be answered once the specific localized questions are answered. What are the reasons people are not register for donation? In the discussion my question started out as, ‘How many people in the United States are registered as organ donors and what is the reason for this number?’ and had potential narrowing to ‘How did COVID-19 pandemic affect organ donation in the United States?’ After doing more research on the topic of COVID-19’s effect on organ donation I concluded that the pandemic was just another misconceived reason` as to why people were deciding not to. So, the question would change to ‘What are the leading reasons why people are not registering for organ donation?’ Organ Donation and Myths Articles like the one by Morgan, ‘Organ donor conspiracy theory,’ is one person’s explanation of the conspiracy behind organ donation. From our week 1 discussion, it appears that there are still people out there that do not know fact from fiction or a little skeptical about information provided about the science of organ donation. The myths of organ donation that lend to the hesitancy of registering to be a donor range from there being a cost to the deceased donors families, age restrictions, past medical history, and open casket funeral isn’t an option if

3 donate. (PennMedicine. 2019) All of these as well as other misconceptions are proven wrong. PennMedicine article on Organ Donation Myths discusses the misconceptions and the truths that debunk those myths. To address the issues with the misconceptions put the process and facts about organ donation out to the public through public forum, social media, news outlets, and scholarly article. Validity Though the ‘Organ donor conspiracy theory’ has factual information there is opinion mixed in with the information making it a good article to use as a starting point into the research of the common misconceptions. This leads the researcher to question its validity and seek information elsewhere for accurate information. Within the article by PennMedicine, ‘Organ Donation Myths, Debunked,’ it includes links to organizations with more factual information about organ donation such as the ‘Gift of Life Donor Program’ website which discusses the process of organ and tissue donation but also the process before with the decision to donate organs and tissues. This website appears to be more substantial with the reputable information with support of the federally regulated United network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). UNOS is a great source to use for information due to the regulations from the government. UNOS provides information and statistics along with news articles that also allow for initial research and additional support. These news articles are also reviewed and checked according to federal regulation as appose to the ‘Organ donor conspiracy theory’ that has no federal regulation prior to submission to public viewing as is a part of a digest.

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4 Conclusion Using the credible evidence solidifies the authors point. Asking the right question is a hard one to determine until the research begins. The initial question starts off the research and the research morph the question into the right one from a general question to one that is more specified. The general question can be answered once the specific localized questions are answered. The credibility of the author and source are important because there is an expectation that the author has backed their research up with credible evidence. Using sources such as J. Morgan’s, ‘Organ donor conspiracy theory’ is able to be used to start the research process as bias is not necessarily a bad thing as long as the basis of the opinion are researched as well. The sources listed can take you to the information needed to complete the research to determine if the reader agrees with the opinion piece and the researcher determines if the information provided is of authority to use in their own research. Using this linear research that leads the researcher down a path could be a good direction in the process as long as the researcher looks at what is being said and not just the support. This could also go down a bad path as it could lead to articles for specific viewpoints.

5 References Morgan, J. (2018, April 23). Organ donor conspiracy theory . The Southern Digest. Retrieved October 17, 2021, from https://www.southerndigest.com/commentary/article_0049c584- 475e-11e8-91f1-37f9da400e21.html PennMedicine. (March 26,2019) Organ Donation Myths, Debunked; Retrieved from https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/transplant-update/2019/march/myths- about-organ-donation Gift of Life Donor Program. (2021) Donor Program; Retrieved from https://www.donors1.org/about-gift-of-life/careers-new/ UNOS. (Jan 11, 2021) Annual record trend continues for deceased organ donation, deceased donor transplants; Retrieved from https://unos.org/news/deceased-organ-donation-and- transplant-annual-trend-continue (Links to an external site.)s-2020/

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