The accuracy of the books and articles you find is one of the most important things to watch out for when you're evaluating information. You want to build your arguments on the best information available. As you read through your search results, look at where the authors got their information. Do you trust those sources? Does the information fit what you know about your topic? Does anything sound fishy or biased?

Which of these articles looks more accurate? (Be sure to read through the excerpt from the abstract and then click on the citation to make your choice.)

	While Atlantic Monthly is not a scholarly publication, this article covers the topic in more depth than the other. It's more likely that this article is more accurate.
An article that's only 80 words long may simplify things too much. The abstract also mentions "simple-minded love songs," which might hint at a bias.