Question

a student compares a textbook and a blog post about the industrial revolution. the textbook is written by a university professor. it cites government records. the blog post is written by an amateur historian. it has no citations. use the drop - down arrows to complete the sentences. the is the more credible source because it is written by an expert. it also includes textbook blog post the less reliable because it instead of evidence.

Explanation:

To determine the more credible source, we analyze the characteristics of each: the textbook is written by a university professor (an expert) and cites government records (evidence), while the blog post is by an amateur with no citations. So the textbook is more credible as it has expert authorship and evidence. The blog post is less reliable as it lacks evidence (no citations).

Answer:

The \boxed{textbook} is the more credible source because it is written by an expert. It also includes \boxed{citations} (from government records). The blog post is less reliable because it \boxed{has no} record of evidence.