When Joe wanted to get a new outboard motor for his sailboat, he consulted a forum for British Seagull motors and connected with Jim. Jim gave him information about the outboard motor he was considering. Jim, the individual Joe met and respected online who gave him product information and advice, is an example of a(n) ________.
A) symbolic source
B) formal source
C) informal source
D) normative source
E) comparative source

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Jim is an informal source because he is an individual that Joe met online and who provided advice and information based on personal experience or knowledge, rather than being an official or professional source of information.

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