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How to identify bias in history books

I am trying to understand when a source can be considered biased since we often see it in older history books.

For example, "Parson" Mason Locke Weems is known for inventing some stories. But aside from that he uses the phrase "Cornwallis, Rawdon, Tarleton, Balfour, and Weymies, and their Tory and negro friends." To me, he is clearly biased, but that's my opinion. If I find a reliable source which says he is biased, I can write that and cite it.

Is there a less restrictive approach ?Humpster (talk) 04:41, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"for inventing some stories" That is not bias. That is factual inaccuracy at the best case scenario, disinformation at the worst case scenario. Remember, Wikipedia's reliable sources should have "a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy". Inventing tall tales would exclude Weems as a reliable source. Dimadick (talk) 08:02, 10 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The framework is built around review and quality of scholarship with a tier list of some sources being better than others. The best are recent academic historical books, since they are written by Phds and given rigorous peer review. Check the quality of the publisher, and the date as well. What may have been mainstream in 1965 might not be anymore. Some fields advance faster than others. In some cases, I've used newspaper articles from the late 19th century for instance. Harizotoh9 (talk) 21:39, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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