REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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What is a secondary source?
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A source created by someone who was there at the time of an event.
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A source created by someone who was NOT there at the time of an event.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Secondary sources-summaries, second-hand accounts, and analyses of events created by someone who did not witness the event, but may have read or heard about it.
Detailed explanation-2: -Secondary sources put primary sources in context. They comment, summarize, interpret or analyze information found in primary sources. Secondary sources are usually written by individuals who did not experience firsthand the events about which they are writing.
Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of secondary sources are scholarly or popular books and journal articles, histories, criticisms, reviews, commentaries, encyclopedias, and textbooks.
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