Practice question · Multiple choice
Braudel's three speeds require different sources. Which mismatch would a reviewer flag hardest?
Hints
- Ask what timescale a single dispatch can measure.
- Which pairing asks a source to testify about something far longer than itself?
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B. Using a battle report to evidence a claim about the longue durée
Why
A dispatch records a week and a structure moves over centuries, so the source cannot bear the claim, matching evidence to timescale is the method's practical core. Illustrating a structure with a well-chosen event is legitimate and common; what fails is treating the event as the evidence for it.
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