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External Criticism focuses on the source's content to determine its accuracy.
False
Internal Criticism examines the language, style, audience, and historical context of a source.
True
Material evidence includes folk tales, myths, and legends.
False
In historical research, a combination of primary and secondary sources is not considered advantageous.
False
External Criticism evaluates the source's relationship to other sources but not its reception.
False
Internal criticism analyzes the context and reception of a source.
False
Oral evidence falls under material evidence in historical research.
False
The primary goal of external criticism is to assess the source's influence on other historians.
False
In internal criticism, studying the source's intended audience is not important for assessing its validity.
False
External criticism primarily focuses on the accuracy and reliability of a source.
True
Learn about the distinction between primary and secondary sources, and how both are useful in writing and learning history. Understand the importance of using a combination of the two sources to gain firsthand accounts of historical events, and how the intended audience plays a role in historical context in primary sources.
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