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Which to the following describes a disadvantage secondary sources have compared to primary sources ?

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Secondary sources aren't first hand accounts and can be easily misinterpreted as the story isn't coming directly from the main sources of the event. While primary sources are first hand accounts and are based around someone who has seen or witnessed the event, while secondary is usually a magazine or newspaper that has been altered in some way. Overall the disadvantage is that the information that secondary sources provide may not always be factual and could have been misinterpreted information.

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Secondary sources are more of a second hand account while primary sources have come directly from someone at the event.

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