parrot-knight.livejournal.com ([identity profile] parrot-knight.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] purplecat 2007-07-30 09:29 pm (UTC)

Agreed. It's a useful division to teach at school, but becomes difficult to maintain as a clear dividing line the further one gets. There are lots and lots of different criteria used when assessing evidence, and 'primary' and 'secondary' fragment and mingle under close examination.

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