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The answer to which question would best help determine an author's bias
when reviewing a historical argument?
A. Does the author have enough academic qualifications to make the
argument?
B. How many people already agree with the argument the author
makes?
C. Does the argument support the author's own political opinions?
D. Have other authors made similar arguments throughout history?
The answer to which question would best help determine an author’s bias when reviewing a historical argument.

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A question that would help determine if an author was biased is whether the C.  argument support the author's own political opinions?

Bias occurs when a person misrepresents a source to make it support a certain viewpoint that they are trying to prove.

An author for instance, might have certain political affiliations which they are trying to prove correct and so will interpret a historical source in such a way that it appears that the source favors their argument.

The other options are wrong because:

  • academic qualifications or lack thereof do not have much bearing on a person being biased
  • people agreeing with an argument does not mean that agreeing with the same argument is biased
  • other authors making similar arguments is not necessarily a source of bias as the argument could be true

In conclusion, an author might misrepresent a historical source to support their political views which is why it is important to find out an author's political views on a subject to check for bias.

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