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The study of historical method and writing.

Core principles of source criticism were formulated by two

Scandinavian historians

Human sources may be relics such as a fingerprint; or narratives such as

a statement or a letter. Relics are more credible sources than narratives.

• True

• False

A primary source is more reliable than a secondary source which is more

reliable than a tertiary source, and so on

• True

• False

If a number of independent sources contain the same message, the

credibility of the message is strongly decreased.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The inscription on the plate, made in 900CE was first deciphered by Dutch

Anthropologist Antoon Postma.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The higher it gets a source is to the event which it purports to describe, the more

one can trust it to give an accurate historical description of what actually

happened.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

If the sources all agree about an event, historians can consider the event

proved.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Which is not part of core principles

• A primary source is more reliable than a secondary source which is more

  reliable than a tertiary source, and so on.

• If two independently created sources agree on a matter, the reliability of

  each is measurably enhanced.

• The tendency of a source is its motivation for providing some kind of bias.

  Tendencies should be minimized or supplemented with opposite

  motivations.

Answer explanation

Which is not part of core principles

• If it can be demonstrated that the witness or source has no direct interest in

  creating bias then the credibility of the message is increased.

• The tendency of a source is its motivation for providing some kind of bias.

  Tendencies should be minimized or supplemented with opposite

  motivations

• If the sources all agree about an event, historians can consider the event

  proved.

Answer explanation