Multiple choice softskills communication

A good historian merely makes ---- and accumulates facts; a great historian uses ---- to understand why events occurred the way they did.

  1. references . . evidence

  2. observations . . imagination

  3. arguments . . texts

  4. errors . . sympathy
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The contrast is between a 'good' historian (who just collects facts) and a 'great' historian (who interprets them). 'Observations' fits what a historian collects, while 'imagination' is needed to understand causes and connections behind raw facts. 'References' and 'evidence' are too similar, 'arguments' is too strong for merely collecting, and 'sympathy' doesn't fit the analytical context.

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