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INTERNAL and

EXTERNAL
CRITICISM
INTERNAL CRITICISM
 

 What is internal criticism?


 
- refers to the accuracy of the contents
within a document

- refers to what the document says


 
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EXTERNAL CRITICISM
 

 What is external criticism?

- refers to the legitimacy or authenticity of the document that


a researcher uses in a historical study. The purpose of
external criticism is to identify the genuineness of a
document.

- involves authorship and textual circumstances (time, place,


purpose)

- Example of external criticism: Who was the author and what


is his/her background?

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