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As one form of historical source secondary sources are based on
The demand for a product is likely to be more elastic when
A product is likely to be more elastic the more dispensable or
unnecessary it is to the consumer. For instance, if the price
increases and the product is elastic, the consumer will not demand
as much because they can do without it.
Does correlation always equal causation
No! Correlation by itself is not sufficient to infer or prove
causation.
How do correlation and causation differ
Correlation is when two things are related or have similar
properties and they can exist independently. Causation means that
one thing made the other thing happen.
Explain how workplace procedures and policies for the promotion of effective work practices can benefit employees
Workplace procedures and policies for the promotion of effective
work practices can benefit employees by having improved salaries
and other packages due to good productivity.
Which of The following best describes a historical argument
Answer this question… Which of the following best describes a historical argument?
Why is it so difficult for historians to arrive at an interpretation of past events that is universally accepted
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Primary sources may be incomplete or contradict other
sources.
What do reliable sources include in order to allow readers to evaluate sources for themselves
Which interpretation about Yu Hsien is supported by this source
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Yu Hsien hated non-Chinese religions like Christianity.
Why is it important to consider the historical context surrounding an event when making a historical interpretation
The setting of an event can provide insight into why it happened.
This poster shows a dragon symbolizing China fighting against a group of European soldiers. Which interpretation of Chinese history does the poster support1
many chinese viewed europeans as enemies when this poster was created.
This passage most illustrates a claim of .
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fact
The yellow shaded regions on this map represent the Ottoman Empire in 1683. Which claim does the map most support
included more than one territory
Which situation describes a historian using rhetoric
A historian makes a speech arguing that Great Britain had history’s great empire.
What statement about historical claims is correct
A good claim is supported by many pieces of reliable
evidence.
Why should historians make sound generalizations rather than oversimplifications when analyzing sources
Sound generalizations can accommodate a variety of complex
sources.
The main difference between an argumentative essay and an explanatory essay is that an argumentative essay
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is created to convince others to accept the author's point of
view.
Which statement best illustrates a debatable argumentative thesis
The U.S. the government is not doing enough to protect the worlds environment.
How is an explanatory essay different from an argumentative essay
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An explanatory essay provides information, but an argumentative
essay tries to prove a claim
In a historical essay how are body paragraphs different from the conclusion paragraph
The body gives the information that the introduction states the
purpose of the essay.
What is the best way to determine whether the historian's interpretation is valid
If the question is:
A historian is writing a book about the fall of the Soviet Union. He claims that the country collapsed because it spent too much of its money on its military rather than providing domestic services to its people. What is the best way to determine whether the historian’s interpretation is valid?
Then the answer would be:
Corroborate the interpretation with other secondary sources.
Which part of the historian's argument does not rely on any historical evidence
In his opinion, it is morally wrong for any political movement to use any violence to achieve its goals
a historians makes a interpretation when he or she
Gives meaning to an event or action.