Source-Criticism: Beyond 'Bias'
{"Image DocumentName": "Source-Criticism: Beyond \u2018Bias\u2019", "Image ImageDescription": "\u25ba \u2018Bias\u2019 is misleading, because it suggests that wholly \u2018neutral\u2019 sources exist, and that a wholly \u2018truthful\u2019 account is possible. \u25ba Few historical researchers would now support this suggestion. However spontaneous or authoritative the source, very few forms of writing arise solely from a desire to convey the unvarnished truth. (Tosh 1991, p. 62) It is therefore better to assume that all sources are biased, and to. acknowledge that the aim is not to find \u2018non-biased\u2019 sources, but to. be aware of the bias and take it into account in interpreting the. document. \u25ba The bias may even prove to be useful historical \u2018data\u2019\u2026", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}