Question

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Gather research for an essay about a hoax from the past. Eventually you'll explain the background of the hoax and people's reactions to it, but for now your task is to conduct research.
First you'll come up with a research question that will give you some direction as you search for sources about the topic. You'll find at least five sources and evaluate each for its credibility and relevance. You'll then choose the three strongest.
Your assignment should include the following elements:
• A research question to guide your search for sources
• A list of five sources that can potentially help you answer the research question
• A final list of three sources that are credible and relevant to the topic
• At least one source that is a different type of medium than the others

Answer 1

The hoax is the Mystery of the Bathtub

Step-by-step explanation:

• The bathtub hoax was a famous hoax perpetrated by the American journalist H. L. Mencken involving the publication of a fictitious history of the bathtub.
• The article claimed that the bathtub had been invented by Lord John Russell of England in 1828, and that Cincinnatian Adam Thompson became acquainted with it during business trips there in the 1830s.
• Mencken grew concerned of people taking his article seriously, comparing it in acceptance to the Norman conquest.
• The article was entirely false but was still being widely quoted as fact for years, even as recently as January 2008 when a Kia TV ad referenced the story with no mention of its fictional nature.