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Peñaranda CMC – 1 Jim Duran, PhD September 20, 2021

“A careful study of a document can give us a great many clues concerning its authenticity.”

Checking Authenticity: What it is made of, Not Just What is On the Pages.

The creators of a record are directly linked to the concept of authenticity. In the first place,
the individual who made the representation has to have written a real record. The signature’s
significance is evident; the signature identifies the creator and the work’s relationship to him or
her. This evidence serves as a foundation to differentiate authentic works from fake ones. You can
tell whether something is genuine by assessing both physical and official details of a record. A
document must have been written with the ink that was on hand at the time it was said to have
been written. It’s necessary for the language and writing style of a document to match with similar
ones recognized as genuine. Authenticity does not necessarily mean that a record is accurate, and
we need to remain critical. Generally, documents are accepted as genuine and correct unless there
is some kind of evidence that demonstrates otherwise. Federal evidence guidelines provide that a
record must be made in a normal business setting and that the document can be trusted, if there are
no factors that might raise suspicion about its authenticity (Uniform Rules of Evidence, as
approved July 1999).

The primary source of a document is who generated it, and it’s defined by its internal and
exterior features. The first requirement of an authentic document is that it must have been made
by the person the document says made it. A signature is significant in terms of the legitimacy of a
document since it demonstrates both the identity of the creator and the connection between the
two. Records have physical and formal features that can be used to figure out if they are legitimate.
The ink was likely to have been applied when the document was completed. Previous documents
that were cleared of any suspicion by the authorities must be used as a style and phrasing example
while creating the document. No matter how real the papers are, you should nevertheless check
their facts. Most people take records and documentation at face value, not verifying them and thus
become confused by them. Federal standards for legal documents mandate that they be prepared
in the usual course of business and without any suspicions regarding their authenticity (Uniform
Rules of Evidence, as approved July 1999). (Aligned with the Uniform Rules of Evidence,
introduced in July 1999, which is supported by research.)

To determine whether a document is genuine, credible, and meaningful, document

appraisers examine it against four standards, which are, respectively, authenticity, credibility,
representativeness, and meaning (Scott, 2006). If a reader suspects a work of being of doubtful
origin, it is important to discuss the matter of the work’s authenticity and to explore its relevance
and significance, which involves differentiating between a work that has been manipulated and
one that has not. To authenticate records, it is possible to examine both their material and formal
properties. The date on a document must match the date on the ink used to write it. It’s imperative
that the document’s language and style are consistent with the rest of the company’s materials.
Basically, when we’re learning about documents, we are learning about the document’s surface
and inner layers, including things like the name, signature, ink used, legality, attributes, and
characteristics. What really matters about a document is what it is made of, not just what is on the
pages.