Modern Studies – Enquiry Skills Question Type: Selective in the use of facts To be selective in the use of facts: To make statements which may be true, untrue or partly true.

A selective in the use of facts question will ask you to identify when someone is making statements that may be true, untrue or partly true. It is very similar to an exaggeration question or a support/oppose question.

What I need to do? All the question is asking you to do is: –Identify the parts of the sources that support the statement, and show that some parts of it are true (not being selective) –Identify the parts of the sources that contradict or disprove the statement and show that some parts of it are false. (being selective)

REMEMBER!!!! To achieve full marks, you MUST include evidence in your answer that supports the view AND evidence that doesn’t support the view. If you only include one type of evidence you cannot get any more than six marks.

Tip When Answering Enquiry Questions, this rhyme might help: VERY - View SMART – Source number/name Egyptians – Source Evidence READ – Reason why you’ve used that evidence

Linking Sources Another very important part of answering these questions is to LINK THE SOURCES! This means, if more than one sources back up your point, that the person is being selective or not – USE THEM BOTH!

Find an example where Greg is being Selective in the Use of Facts. Find Two pieces of evidence from TWO DIFFERENT SOURCES, to back this up. Give a reason to explain how this evidence proves he is being Selective in the use of facts.

Greg James is being fairly selective in the use of facts when he says “The Brits have barely made any impact on the charts.” Source 2 shows us that the best selling single of the last 5 years was by Adele who is British, and sold 1,488,000 million singles. This is backed up in Source 3 as it also explains that “Some UK artists have had successes such as Adele and Calvin Harris” This shows that Greg James is being fairly selective in his use of facts as British artists have made an impact on the charts in the last 5 years. VIEW SOURCE EVIDENCE REASON LINKLINKLINKLINK

Now try to find another example of where Greg James is being selective or not selective. Try to set out your answer as previously shown.

However Greg James is not being selective in the use of facts when he says ”Pharrell Williams has been one of the most successful artists in the last 5 years” Source 1 shows that Pharrell has had the most weeks at number 1 since 2010 as he was at the top of the charts for 13 weeks. Similarly, source 2 shows us that Pharrell has been involved with 2 of the best selling singles since 2010, selling 2,737,000 records. Therefore this shows that Greg James is being not being selective as Pharrell has been one of the most successful artists in the last five years. VIEW SOURCE EVIDENCE REASON LINKLINKLINKLINK

Now write a final paragraph, giving another example of where Greg James is being Selective or Not. Remember: View, Source, Evidence, Reason, Link

Greg James is also not being selective in the use of facts when he says that “Pretty much all of the best sellers or most successful artists are American” Source 1 shows that 3 of the 5 most successful artists are Americans, and Source 3 explains that “The UK Charts have been dominated by American artists.” This shows that Americans have had major successes in music in the UK, proving that Greg James is not being selective in the use of facts.