Source Credibility, Bias, and the Scientific Method

What is the process of analyzing primary and secondary sources to draw conclusions about historical events?

• Historical inquiry
• Chronological analysis
• Historical thinking
• Interpretation

Which type of historical source is created at the time of the event being studied?

• Primary source
• Secondary source
• Tertiary source
• Analytical source

What is a historian's use of evidence from multiple sources to support or refute a historical argument?

• Comparison
• Analysis
• Corroboration
• Interpretation

When historians examine cause and effect relationships in history, what skill are they using?

• Comparison
• Contextualization
• Corroboration
• Analysis

What should we look for to figure out the reliability of an article, video, journal entry? (Pick Three)

• The author

• The date it was written

• If we like the author

• The Sources and Citations

Wikipedia can be trusted as a reliable source on its own

• Yes

• No

In your own words, why do you think the date of the source matters?

Which of these websites would you consider reliable? (Pick three)

• Walmart.com

• cia.gov

• MrJonesIsLit.net

• osu.edu

If something in a text is arguable, that means it is...

• Evidence

• A claim

• Bias

• Limitation

"The French Revolution would indirectly cause the Haitian Revolution." This is an example of...

• Claim

• Evidence

• Bias

• Limitation