REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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primary sources are the copy of the original and secondary is the original.
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secondary source is the copy of the original and the primary is original.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Anything that summarizes, evaluates or interprets primary sources can be a secondary source. If a source gives you an overview of background information or presents another researcher’s ideas on your topic, it is probably a secondary source.
Detailed explanation-2: -Primary sources are original, firsthand accounts of an event or phenomenon, while secondary sources are any materials that are not primary sources, such as books or articles that analyze or interpret primary sources.
Detailed explanation-3: -Primary and Secondary Sources These are original documents written by people who witnessed an event or lived in the same time. Good examples of primary resources include letters, diaries, court records, photographs, and interviews. Secondary sources, on the other hand, offer an analysis of primary sources.