Conflicting evidence

QuickLesson 28: Record Analysis: Critical Appraisal of a Family Bible Record

Every record used for historical research must be critically analyzed, without bias or emotion. Every physical detail of a document or source needs to be appraised. Each and every assertion drawn from the content of that source must be tested against other evidence—internal and external—to determine whether that specific assertion is reliable. Critical analysis is a time-honored standard for historical research. 

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Case Building 101 for Historical Researchers

 

Researcher Bev Wright has a legal background. Now that she’s pursuing history, she wonders how the practices of one field applies to the other:

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Proof Argument vs. Proof Summary
19 July 2014 "Proof" is a loaded word. Different fields define it in radically different ways. Some even argue that proof cannot exist in historical research because none of us can say with certainty what happened in the past. All we can do ...
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