Popular Culture Is Difficult for Historians to Reconstruct Because

question 49

Multiple Choice

Popular culture is difficult for historians to reconstruct because:

• A) it was expressed in cheaply printed almanacs, woodcuts, and broadsides, sources that have little value.
• B) it was predominantly oral and is therefore difficult to research.
• C) the illiterate changed their ideas frequently.
• D) the dialects in which popular culture was expressed are now difficult to decipher.

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Definitions:

Empirical Reasoning

It involves drawing conclusions based on observation or experimentation.

Comparative Reasoning

The process of analyzing and evaluating the similarities and differences between entities to draw a conclusion or make a decision.

Ideological Reasoning

The process of forming judgments and ideas based on a set ideology or set of beliefs, rather than empirical evidence or objective truth.

Independent Verification

The process of having a third party check or validate findings or results to ensure their accuracy or authenticity.