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Can we ever truly know history?
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Selected thesis
We can never know what truly happened in history.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Primary sources are often riddled with bias.
Pro claim 2
Modern sensibilities can cloud our interpretation of historical evidence.
Con claim 1
Modern historians work carefully to induce the truth from multiple sources.
Con claim 2
Physical evidence can offer incontrovertible knowledge of the past.