A sixth-grade student is researching the Civil War and has read two conflicting secondary sources about the motivations of Abraham Lincoln in issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. He asks the teacher how he can find which secondary source is most accurate in the matter. Which of the following responses by the teacher would be most appropriate?
A. The teacher should tell the student which book is more accurate
B. Urging the student to look at online reviews of the book to find which one is more accurate
C. Identifying which book has a larger bibliography as a means of deciding which book is more accurate
D. Suggesting to the student to read the primary sources quoted by the secondary sources so the student can draw an independent conclusion
Answer: D. Suggesting to the student to read the primary sources quoted by the secondary sources so the student can draw an independent conclusion
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