A boy discovers a conflict between statements of “authorities” on a certain subject, and begins to make inquiries in order to evaluate the two statements. He considers the internal evidence on each “authority”, the experience from which each speaks, and the evidence of his own experience, in order to decide which, if either, “authority” is to be believed.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313073
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Thought and thinking
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Authority
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Evidence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Authority
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Belief and doubt
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Thought and thinking
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Conflict (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Decision-making
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Judgment
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Thought and thinking
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)