History · Historiography and Research Methodology
Which of the following statements regarding interpretation in historical writing are correct? (A) Interpretation as an essential step in historical method seems to lie beyond criticism and exposition. (B) To know what a document means is as much a challenge to critical judgment as to know when or by whom it was written, or whether one may trust it. (C) The literary exposition of historical data is greatly conditioned by the interpretation one places upon them. (D) Factual interpretation deals with the facts of a document, not with the words. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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(B), (C) and (D) only
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