Your teacher assigns you a research paper on political changes in the United States during the Civil War. Which source would best aid your research?
A.
a textbook chapter discussing Abraham Lincoln’s presidency
B.
an atlas showing famous battles and events during the war
C.
a book containing the letters of a US senator during the war
D.
a phone interview with a famous Civil War political historian

Question

Your teacher assigns you a research paper on political changes in the United States during the Civil War. Which source would best aid your research?
A. 
a textbook chapter discussing Abraham Lincoln’s presidency
B. 
an atlas showing famous battles and events during the war
C. 
a book containing the letters of a US senator during the war
D. 
a phone interview with a famous Civil War political historian

justjm · Answer

You would want something that is objective and provides the most unbiased, third-person perspective to the RELEVANT ideas.

A - Is that relevant? I think not.
B - Well it is objective and unbiased, but it is not relevant.
C - It may be a bit subjective but it can offer ideas on the political changes, because it's a senator. So it's relevant.
D - It's not relevant as he/she cannot show the political changes.