Both primary and secondary sources can contain bias. Primary sources are usually the work of one person. Some primary sources, like property deeds and census records, only state the facts. However, letters and diary entries often include a writers opinion about something in addition to the facts.Secondary sources like textbooks and biographies are often largely factual, but they may also contain the opinions of the author. An author may use primary sources to shape a secondary source in a certain direction. For this reason, its important to think critically to distinguish impartial facts from biased opinion.Which of the following primary sources is most likely to include opinions as well as facts?

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Both primary and secondary sources can contain bias. Primary sources are usually the work of one person. Some primary sources, like property deeds and census records, only state the facts. However, letters and diary entries often include a writer’s opinion about something in addition to the facts.Secondary sources like textbooks and biographies are often largely factual, but they may also contain the opinions of the author. An author may use primary sources to shape a secondary source in a certain direction. For this reason, it’s important to think critically to distinguish impartial facts from biased opinion.Which of the following primary sources is most likely to include opinions as well as facts?

A	census data
B	property deeds
C	a personal letter
D	a photograph

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Bias is when the creator’s perspective is so strongly for or against something that the information in the source is clearly unbalanced or prejudiced. All sources contain some degree of bias, but it is not always possible to detect it. Bias can either be extremely positive or extremely negative.

Detailed explanation-2: -Primary sources are generally considered more accurate. Be aware that primary sources can still have bias based on the creator’s bias, intended audience, and purpose. Authors of secondary sources gather a variety of primary sources related to a specific topic, or event.

Detailed explanation-3: -Just because something is a primary source doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have bias or that the facts shouldn’t be verified. Start by determining the purpose/bias of the author of the document. Here are some factors to evaluate: Date of creation-How close to the event was the item created?

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