INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CRITICISM

INTERNAL CRITICISM EXTERNAL CRITICISM

 Looks within the data itself to try to determine the
 It’s the legitimacy or authenticity of the document that a
truth facts and the reasonable interpretation.
researcher uses in a historical study.
 Refers to the accuracy of the contents within a
 Its purpose is to identify the genuineness of a document
document.
 Involves authorship and textual circumstances (time,
 Refers to what the document says
place, purpose)
 Trustworthiness
 Veracity

Internal Criticism is more on the engagement with the meaning of the text rather than the external
elements of the document
Internal Criticism is more on the content of the document (ex. Reliability of the author) while the
External Criticism is more on the physical attributes of a specific document (ex. Author’s Handwriting).
Though both Internal and External Criticism has different aspects that it criticizes, it is both needed in
any collected source material for the credibility and authenticity of the document
GROUP 2 MEMBERS

 JE SIAN KEITH HERMAN

 GIANE MANOGUID
 ANGELO FURING
 APPLE ANDREI MORCILLA
 PRINCESS GRACE PRINCESA
 ALONA JANE RIMBAO
 ANGEL ANDREI ANNA LAGATIC
 JONILYN CIRUJALES
 SAMUEL OMAR GERIO
 GAEL LAURRENZ NOCIDAL
 ERNESTO GONZALES V