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New 'Mothman' Sighting in Point Pleasant

Annotated by; Madison Brock As the research for this mysterious creature continued, I stumbled across an article on  cryptozoologynews.com . I was intrigued by the URL as I flew to a quick conclusion that this article would be a credible source. But as I  analyzed  it, I did a complete  180-degree  turn. Although this website is based on the news of cryptozoology, the study of unknown animals, and could be deemed as credible source due to  being  a place strictly for that, this article is not credible due to the lack of reliable information and its short length.   This article could be argued to be credible due to the website’s overall content and purpose as well as its layout. The overall purpose of the website is to discuss all sorts of creatures that could be considered in the cryptozoology category such as UFOs,  pterodactyls, bigfoot and more.  Mothman  can most definitely be associated with unknown things such as tho...

“Mothman spotted: Three separate eye witness accounts of strange creature in Chicago”

Annotated by; Kameron Bonner   Article Written by; Danny Beauregard   This article describes three different eye witness reports that have recently surfaced in the city of Chicago. Eye witness reports typically don’t have much concrete evidence as to what they are trying to prove unless from a very reliable source. The author of this article, Danny Beauregard, states that most  Mothman  sightings don’t amount to much, however he says, “This is different.” I fail to see where these reports are any different than every other report I have already read. Nothing truly sets them apart, and the witnesses don’t provide any concrete evidence as to the  Mothman ’ s  existence.    Within the article, there are numerous grammatical errors, which could be chopped up to poor editorial skills. This makes you question the credibility of the author and the article itself. The first eye witness report described a “bat like creature,” followed by ...