Cards in this guide (23)
What does historian means
A historian is somebody who studies history, and writes all
about it.
What is a example of a Secondary source
a secondary source is a source of memory or imagination of a
certain event.
What statement best describes a Buddhist point of view
Was tacitus the Roman Emperor kind or cruel
Tacitus was not an emperor. He was a historian.
What best describes the rhetorical appeals being used in the text I have been a nurse for over twenty years
(B) A mixture of pathos and logos
Which is the most prominent kind of rhetorical appeal Thomas Paine here
What is one advantage a secondary source has over a primary source
A secondary source summarizes complex subjects by synthesizing multiple sources.
What does corroborating sources allow a political scientist to do
determine whether an assertion made by one source is likely to be true.
What is true about using multiple sources of information on a topic
The more sources there are to corroborate a conclusion, the more
likely that conclusion is to be true.
-Apex
Which statement best describes the relationship between power and authority
Authoirty gives a state the right to use its power - Apex :)
Why would a political scientist wish to consult multiple sources of information on a topic
to corroborate a given primary source's claim about an event
Which item is an example of a secondary source
An online encyclopedia article about Franklin Roosevelt
When should you question a source's credibility
When you cannot find any other sources that supports its arguments.
What is one advantage a primary source has over a secondary source
A primary source offers a firsthand account of an event
Which quote reveals the author's point of view and potential for bias
as a teacher i am in favor of opening a new school
Which item is an example of a primary source
A.
A diary entry from an American homemaker in 1933
B.
A book about the Civil War written by a historian
C.
A blog entry arguing that Theodore Roosevelt was the most important U.S. president
D.
A magazine's analysis of the history of voting
Which item is the best example of propaganda
a commercial making false statments about a political candidate's opponent
Why would a historian wish to consult multiple sources of information on a topic
To corroborate a primary source's claim about an event n…
When working with sources a writer can avoid plagiarism by
Keeping an organized record of all sources he or she referred. (APEX)
What does corroborating sources allow a historian to do
determine wheter an assertion made by one source is likely to be
true
Which situation describes two individuals who must have a different point of view about an issue
One citizen likes the idea of the war, while another joins a protest against it.
What item is a example of a primary source apex
A letter is a primary source.
Which quote reveals the authors point of view and potential of bias