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Which of the following characteristics help identify a credible primary source? Check all that apply.

A.It is written by people who have personal experience of the event.
B.It does not contain biases and emotional appeals about a subject.
C.It is written when the events are current.
D.It uses statistics from nongovernment sources.
E.It is published on the Internet.

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The first alternative is correct (A).

Sources of information are classified as primary, secondary and tertiary sources.

The primary source is the first degree of information, when there is no prior analysis or data yet. Among other possibilities, a primary source may be a historical document, an image or the testimony of an eyewitness account of the fact. Thus, item (A) is the template, since a primary source can be written by a person who has promoted the event. For example, a person who survived an air crash is a primary source for that event.

In turn a Secondary source can be any document that discusses or relates information already presented previously and the tertiary source is a compilation of primary sources and secondary sources.

The characteristics of a primary source is given below.

  • .It is written by people who have personal experience of the event
  • It is written when the events are current
  • It uses statistics from non government sources

What is a Primary Source

A primary source represents an  immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it. It is usually devoid of biases, and does not include data from government sources.

Primary sources serve as the original content or narration of an event. Primary sources may include artifacts, documents, diary, manuscripts, autobiography, recording etc.

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