... can also be classed as a Public source, due to it being intended to be seen by significant numbers of people. It is also a Document of Record, as it records the speech taking place at the time of the event, and embodies the event itself. The extract has various strengths and weaknesses as a source. The strength of the extract is the reliability of its content, as a primary source. Jacques Roux had knowledge of the event, as it was he who played a major part in the delivering of the speech to the Convention. It was a formal complaint to an official body of delegates; it also embodied the views of the enragés and had to be truthful. The flamboyant language used enabled Roux to get across his points of view to the educated members of the committee. The document is strong as a source because the words Roux ...

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