Consider the following statements regarding historical criticism and analysis of sources:
- External criticism is used to verify the authenticity of the source material itself.
- Internal criticism focuses on examining the credibility and reliability of the source’s content.
- Historical criticism is only relevant to primary sources, as secondary sources do not require scrutiny.
- Synthesizing data from various sources allows historians to form a well-rounded view of historical events.
Which of the statements are correct?
1
All statements are correct
2
2, 3, and 4 only
3
1, 3, and 4 only
4
1, 2, and 4 only
5
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