Question

in a small town, ruben is stunned after reading about the global spread of the ebola virus. he decides it is time to take action to prevent future outbreaks from occurring within his own community. in 2016, ruben puts together a pamphlet that educates people about ebola. to validate his information, he uses the following source: cdc (centers for disease control and prevention). 2016. \2014–2016 ebola outbreak in west africa.\ https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/. accessed june 2016. why is ruben confident that this is a reliable source? the source contained advertisements of promotional products. the source focused solely on the global spread of other diseases. the information was provided by a governmental source. the author of this source had limited training in public health and policy.

Explanation:

To determine why Ruben is confident the source is reliable, we analyze each option:

• The first option is incorrect because advertisements of promotional products would not make a source reliable.
• The second option is incorrect as the source is about the Ebola outbreak, not other diseases.
• The third option is correct because the CDC is a governmental source, and governmental sources are generally considered reliable for health - related information.
• The fourth option is incorrect because if the author had limited training in public health and policy, it would likely make the source less reliable, not more.

Answer:

C. The information was provided by a governmental source.