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“Robust Knowledge requires both consensus and disagreement.” Discuss this claim with reference to the area of knowledge of History.

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It does. Knowledge becomes robust when it suffers criticism and yet still prevails. A consensus is made and then it is criticized. This leads to a new consensus and new criticism. Knowledge remains and requires both to become robust because it wouldn't be so without both sides.
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