Authority: Questions to Consider
Why is your teacher an authority? Once an authority, always an authority? How did the authorities become authorities?
Become a more confident user and creator of information.
One thing to look for when trying to determine if a resource is credible is the authority of the person/people who created that resource. Look not only to see how much authority you would ascribe to the information creator, but also to determine the context and derivation of that authority.
Why is your teacher an authority? Once an authority, always an authority? How did the authorities become authorities?