In regard to historical data, _______________________ is concerned with the authenticity of the data.
A. |
internal criticism |
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B. |
external criticism |
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C. |
accuracy |
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D. |
historiography |
Internal criticism is positive criticism, wherein the historian engages himself with the text rather than external factors. While, external criticism is validating the document. i.e. whether the document is correct or not.
Accuracy is the correctness of the historical data.
Historiography is the study of the methods of writing history, It involves how the history is written.
The external criticism involves verifying whether the data is correct. Therefore answer is B. External criticism.
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