DAPROP
D Date
A Author or Authors?
(Sometimes documents are anonymous or credited to
organizations.)
P Primary or secondary source?
(Eyewitness or not eyewitness)
R Reason to lie or bias?
(Would someone benefit if the truth were distorted? Is the
author likely to defend a position based on their identity?)
O Other evidence to support the evidence in this source?
(Eyewitnesses, statements, recordings, photographs, etc.)
P Public or private statement?
(The intended audience can influence the message)