Question

during the initial research for a thesis paper, you read through various articles on president harry trumans firing of general douglas macaurther. one of the articles present numerous criticisms of trumans logic. you read about the author and see that he once was an officer under macarthurs command. although this article presents information that supports your thesis, what should you take into consideration

Answer 1

perhaps the most famous civilian-military confrontation in the history of the United States, President Harry S. Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of command of the U.S. forces in Korea. The firing of MacArthur set off a brief uproar among the American public, but Truman remained committed to keeping the conflict in Korea a limited war.

Answer 2

Answer:

You should take into consideration the bias that the article may be exposing.

Explanation:

The article to which you are referring about President Harry Trumans dismissing General Douglas Macaurther, is exposing various criticisms of the Truman logic and supporting the thesis you are writing, however this article was written by someone who was an officer under command macarthurs, then this person may be criticizing Trumans based on bias because he had an admiration for Macarthurs. You should consider the vies that may be present in this article so you will avoid placing in your search information that does not present an unbiased and accurate profile of what actually happened