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Tonghak

. The text reads 斥倭洋倡義 (척왜양창의, Let us wage a revolution against the Japanese and Westerners). Tonghak ( ) was an academic movement in Korean Neo-Confucianism founded in 1860 by Ch'oe Cheu. The Tonghak movement arose as a reaction to seohak ( ), and called for a return to the "Way of Heaven". While Tonghak originated as a reform movement and revival of Confucian teachings, it gradually evolved into a religion known today as Cheondoism in Korea under the third patriarch Son Byong-hi.

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. The text reads 斥倭洋倡義 (척왜양창의, Let us wage a revolution against the Japanese and Westerners). Tonghak ( ) was an academic movement in Korean Neo-Confucianism founded in 1860 by Ch'oe Cheu. The Tonghak movement arose as a reaction to seohak ( ), and called for a return to the "Way of Heaven". While Tonghak originated as a reform movement and revival of Confucian teachings, it gradually evolved into a religion known today as Cheondoism in Korea under the third patriarch Son Byong-hi.

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  1. date of foundation: 1860 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1860". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370797193

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