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the historical method
Understanding the past
Historians are interested in patterns that consist of different legitimate interpretations. Interpretations can be opposite to each other.
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hypothesis, evidence, pattern and interpretation
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Examining evidence
Every second-handed source is occurred by a first-handed source. Primary sources describe as the "bedrock of history"
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Assessing significanse
History is concerned with only the significant events in the past, not everything.
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Explaining the past
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Long-term, intermediate and short-term causes
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The problem of bias
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There are arguments and counter-arguments. When we think about bias, we can talk about: a primary source may be biased, a historian picks something related to their society (topic choice bias), a historian ignore counter-evidence to prove his claim (confirmation bias), a historian can have a perspective limited by his culture and political prejudices. Nevertheless, there is still historical knowledge.