But above all else, good historical writing must be credible; that is, it must have objective,
factual accuracy as well as the historian's interpretation.
Not exact matches
The
factual information provided has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed
as to
accuracy or completeness.
Rather than take
as his criterion for judgment either the principle of «
factual»
accuracy or the principle of the author's immediate intention, Fuller proposes that inerrancy must be posited only in terms of the Bible's «overall purpose,» I. e., in terms of the intention of God who inspired it.
Where the Council was not teaching on matters of faith and morals, such
as where it was describing contemporary conditions or offering recommendations for renewal, its statements are to be received with respect and gratitude but are not necessarily flawless in either their
factual accuracy or their prudential judgment.
This is such a truism that one is almost ashamed to pen the words, and yet it remains a fact that, in a great deal of the more conservative biblical scholarship, it does seem to be assumed that the appeal to
factual accuracy would he
as valid and important a factor in the case of ancient Near Eastern religious texts
as it would be in a modern western court of law or in a somewhat literally - minded western congregation.
Hope made an interesting point about distinguishing between truth and honesty, defining truth
as factual accuracy and honesty
as emotional authenticity.
And another study which makes use of automated text analysis even promises up to 97 per cent
accuracy thus also showing that rumors aren't shared with the same language
as factual stories are.
The reasoning behind this decision, according to the judgement, is that for non-news programmes the rule on
factual accuracy applies only to «content which materially misleads the audience so
as to cause harm and offence».
The
factual information provided has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed
as to
accuracy or completeness.
We believe the information we present is
factual and up - to - date, but we do not guarantee its
accuracy and you should not should not regard it
as a complete and exhaustive analysis of the subjects we discuss.
We would ask any press who wish to report on this former employee's statements to check the
accuracy of these erroneous claims, before printing them
as factual.
As the ruling showed, it would be impossible for the Swindle to have broken Ofcom's
accuracy guidelines, because, while news programmes must be accurate, «there is no such requirement for other types of programming, including
factual programmes of this type.»