History Skills Vocabulary Opener Flashcards


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Argument

An explanation for a claim that uses evidence to support it or when there is a disagreement between people

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Audience

The person or group of people that message is for

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Source

Who created the document, when the document was created, where it was created and why it was created

Something historians use to learn about the past

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claim

an opinion supported by evidence

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Endure

lasts for a long time

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Evidence

Information that can be used for a specific purpose

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Explanation

A statement that makes something understandable

In a historical argument, the explanation states why the evidence supports the claim

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ContextReliable

The surrounding setting that leads to a clearer understanding of an event

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issue

A challenge or problem

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reliable

The usefulness of information in a source for a given purpose

dependable

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purpose

why something was created, who was it created for

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causation

one variable directly influences another

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effect

a change which is a result of an action or a cause

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consequence

a result or effect of an action or condition

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Valid

having a sound basis in logic or fact

reasonable

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Bias

A strong opinion that is based more on emotion than in evidence