Question

Why might different secondary sources make contradictory claims about the same event?

A. Whether a claim is true or false depends on who is evaluating it.
B. People have different interpretations of primary sources.
C. It is impossible to ever know the truth about past events.
D. The creators of secondary sources have different experiences of the event they're describing.

Answer 1

Different secondary sources might make contradictory claims about the same event because B) People have different interpretations of primary sources. Secondary sources are often quite subjective, meaning that they can come from a biased perspective, and this can affect the outcome and the claims of the issue at hand.