A historical researcher is studying a speech known to have been delivered by President Bush in 1991 in order to determine whether those parts of the speech which referred to education truly represent the state of education in the U.S.at that time.The researcher is involved in
A) internal criticism.
B) external criticism.
C) documentary analysis.
D) primary analysis.

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Internal criticism involves evaluating the authenticity, credibility, and meaning of a document's content, which is what the researcher is doing by analyzing the speech's references to education to assess their accuracy in representing the state of education at the time.

A Historical Researcher Is Studying a Speech Known to Have