If an author with the above credentials wrote an article titled "conducting primary research," would you consider it a credible source?

yes, the author has studied and published within the topic.
yes, the author has a phd.
no, the author did not get a degree in research.
no, the author does not have research background.

Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion