GROUP 5: TASK 3

THE IMPORTANCE OF ANALYZING

VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES GATHERED
FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES

THE DIFFERENT IMPORTANCE OF ANALYZING

SOURCES OF VARIOUS PERSPECTIVE
INFORMATION
DIFFERENT SOURCES CAN HELP
REDUCE BIAS
Primary Sources Preference for one point of view over
information that is first hand experience
of a person or from those who were another, or bias, can be lessened by using a
directly involved with it. range of sources. An insufficient portrayal
Ex: Texts of laws, Diaries, Letters and of information is frequently the result of
interviews, Original research,
Photographs/Video, etc. bias, which can also inhibit objectivity.

Secondary Sources
information created by someone who BALANCING BIASED SOURCES
didn’t experience certain events WITH DIVERSE VIEWPOINTS
firsthand. This information is from
primary sources that are often When a source exhibits overt bias,
summarized, interpreted, commented, balance it out with perspectives from
and analyzed by the author. other sources. This method of utilizing
Ex: Analysis of data, Political
commentary, Dictionaries, Textbooks, many viewpoints can assist you in
Reviews, etc. producing a comprehensive resource
that other researchers may utilize.

EVALUATING INFORMATION FOR

PERSPECTIVE QUALITY AND RELIABILITY
It is the ‘point of view’ of the creator/ Information evaluation is crucial. By doing
author on historical events. Different this, you can be sure that you will uncover
perspectives come from different people
depending on how and what they see, the most pertinent material for your topic
believe, value, gender, and age. One's and assignment, improve the caliber and
perspective can influence how others see
or interpret history like how historians’ dependability of your research, locate
perspective affects the reader. expert perspectives, viewpoints, and peer-
reviewed studies on your subject, and sort
through and eliminate biased, inaccurate,
HISTORICAL and unreliable information.
PERSPECTIVES
It means understanding different factors
that shaped people's lives and actions in
the past such as their social, cultural,
intellectual, and emotional settings.

HOW TO ANALYZE
PERSPECTIVES GATHERED Your perspective
FROM DIFFERENT SOURCE? is always limited
by how much you
Critical thinking involves the assessment of know. Expand
different perspectives to identify strengths your knowledge
and weaknesses. However, organizing and you will
research can be challenging especially when transform your
comparing multiple points of view. To mind.
analyze perspectives from various sources it is
essential to understand the background of - Bruce H. Lipton
the creator and author such as their
demographic profile, to assess their
information and determine their perspective.

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