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Source evaluation · revision notes
Evidence created in the period, event or process being studied.
Key ideas and conditions
Primary source
Evidence created in the period, event or process being studied.
Secondary source
Analysis or interpretation based on primary and other sources.
Authority
Relevant expertise, responsibility or provenance supporting a source.
Corroboration
Checking a claim against independent evidence or sources.
Explain without looking
- Give a short example showing how Authority would be used in practice.
- Summarize why Corroboration matters in the lesson “Source evaluation”.
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