the study attempts to use science to aid the humanities, and it's the humanities whose standards are not met here. the study makes a claim about recent history

the study attempts to use science to aid the humanities, and it's the humanities whose standards are not met here. the study makes a claim about recent history where there's a lot of record to draw on; the standard is to get confirmation in writing. i've had papers docked for the same thing even when the person grading it agreed the claim seemed obvious