Why do historians use information from biased (opinionated) documents? (1 point)

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Biased documents help them reason who the author was and what social economic class they were from.
Biased documents help them reason who the author was and what social economic class they were from.

Biased documents are accurate portrayals of events.
Biased documents are accurate portrayals of events.

Understanding an author's beliefs helps them get a feel for the main ideas of the time.
Understanding an author's beliefs helps them get a feel for the main ideas of the time.

Biased documents are the only documents historians can use.

Answer 1

The most appropriate response is:

Understanding an author's beliefs helps them get a feel for the main ideas of the time.

Historians use biased documents to gain insight into the perspectives and beliefs prevalent during a specific period, which helps them understand the broader social, political, and cultural context of that time.