Primary Source Analysis

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name: primary-source-analysis
description: Analyze a primary source for provenance, audience, purpose, context, claims, omissions, perspective, and evidentiary value.
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# Primary Source Analysis

Identify who created the source, when, for whom, and under what circumstances. Ask what the source can tell us and what it cannot.

Distinguish a source's claims from corroborated historical facts and compare with other evidence when available.