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lilavasa [31]
3 years ago
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What is bias in history? Why do you want to avoid bias when studying history?

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Aliun [14]3 years ago
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A bias in history is a persons thoughts and feelings about they way they see the situation, so from their perspective. It’s important to avoid bias when studying history because first of all, it’s not fair. Second of all, it may not be accurate.
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