For the Following Issue, Discuss Which Source You'd Trust More

question 12

Essay

For the following issue, discuss which source you'd trust more, and give at least one reason why. You may want to add to or otherwise modify our list of sources. And do keep in mind that we are glad our livelihoods do not depend on a general consensus on our rankings.
Issue: Whether Viking explorers actually landed in the New World before Columbus.
a. a historian
b. the publisher of a Norwegian-language newspaper in Willmar, Minnesota
c. a Norwegian archaeologist
d. an Italian archaeologist
e. an archaeologist of French ancestry who grew up in Texas

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Definitions:

Peripheral Nerves

Nerves located outside the brain and spinal cord that connect the central nervous system to limbs and organs.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brainstem down the back, central to the body's nervous system.

Brain Stem

The central trunk of the mammalian brain, connecting the brain to the spinal cord and supporting basic life functions.

Limbic System

A complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, involved with instinct and mood control.