Question

question 9 of 10
what is one advantage a primary source has over a secondary source?

a. a primary source is typically free of outside interpretation.

b. a primary source is written after the fact.

c. a primary source combines several different accounts of an event.

d. a primary source is generally unbiased.

Explanation:

Primary sources are firsthand accounts (e.g., diaries, original documents) created at the time of an event, so they lack external interpretations added later (a key advantage over secondary sources, which analyze/interpret primary sources). Option B is incorrect (primary sources are written during/immediately after, not "after the fact" in the delayed sense of secondary sources); Option C describes secondary sources (which synthesize multiple accounts); Option D is false (primary sources can have biases from their creators).

Answer:

A. A primary source is typically free of outside interpretation.