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Read this statement: "The study of the same historical event is dynamic and, as such, can change over time." What is the best evaluation of the statement's validity?

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The second statement fits best. As time goes on new discoveries about historical events are made, and thus changes how they are seen.
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Answer:

It is true according to revisionist historians, who don't uphold orthodox interpretations.

Step-by-step explanation:

Historians can't be orthodox in their interpretations, because here a point of view is based on external evidence, which are other's people perspective.

For example, you are a historian. So, right now you are studying some theme, but the important events are in the past, and this obligate you to recover information interviewing the old people. This means that your research is gonna be based in others opinions, and this opinions could change because it has subjective information.

So, due to that subjectivity, historians can't be orthodox.

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