Which statement about bias in social studies sources is true? a. bias is never present in scholarly articles. b. bias is the set of preferences or prejudices a writer has about a subject. c. bias is unlikely to be reflected in a secondary source. d. bias is the attitude of a source’s intended audience.

The correct answer is B. Bias is the set of preferences or prejudices a writer has about a subject.

Explanation:

In social studies, bias is a common phenomenon that occurs as historians, geographers, etc. allow their preferences, prejudices, and belief to influence their work, this implies they do not write objectively about a subject. Bias is common in all fields and resources including primary and secondary resources. In the case of primary sources, this is common because the author register events from his/her perspective, while in the case of secondary sources, the sources selected, information included and the way individuals analyze or summarize this information can be influenced by bias. According to this, the statement that is true about bias in social studies is "Bias is the set of preferences or prejudices a writer has about a subject".

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colliding planetesimals hypothesis - the moon was formed from the same cloud of material as earth.

capture hypothesis - the moon was locked into orbit by earths gravity as it was passing by it.

accretion hypothesis - the moon was formed from collisions and combining of planetesimals.

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