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Using dramatic and exaggerated language to attract readers is an example of what kind of bias?
Sensationalism
"Democracy is the greatest form of government" <<This is an example of what kind of bias?
Presenting opinions statements as facts
Using dramatic language to downplay an alternative perspective is an example of what type of bias?
Spin
When we study the specific language that an author uses, which historical thinking skill are we using?
Close reading
When we think about the circumstances that a document was created during, what are we doing?
Contextualizing
When we compare a text to other documents to check if they agree, what are we doing?
Corroborating
When we ask who wrote a text, which historical thinking skill are we using?
Sourcing
A person who makes maps is also called a...
cartographer
Someone who studies the past is a
Historian
Something that gives proof to a fact is e...
evidence
A visual representation of the past on a line is...
a timeline
Being one-sided on a topic is being...
biased
If you can trust a source, it is r...
reliable
The study of past human events is called...
History
Something created by someone AFTER the time/event is over is...
a secondary source
Something created by someone who lived through the time period about the time period is a...
primary source