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Evaluate an article
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 * Name of article: Opioid Epidemic Opioid epidemic
 * I choose to evaluate this article because i feel that it could use a lot more information on why this problem is so hard to combat and maybe a little less on the history of opioid abuse.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
Overall i think the articles lead is concise and informative. The introductory paragraph was is very clear and direct giving the definition of an opioid epidemic which i think is very helpful. I don't think that lead really described the articles major sections since the lead was more about describing an opioid epidemic and the sections are more about he history of the epidemic is different parts of the world. The lead did not include any information that wasn't in the article, making the lead concise. The lead was not overtly detailed which made it an easy read but also may be a little brief.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
I think that information that was presented throughout the article was relevant to the topic, but I do feel that the article could have gone into more detail. The information was good considering that is was all very up to date. I believe that there is content about why this problem is so big and about the plans that have been taken to help that need to be addressed in the article.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The articles tone was very neutral and not seeming to take any sides. All the facts are stated in manner that doesn't place blame or fault on anybody, rather it just highlighting how the opioid epidemic is a problem. The viewpoints for the most part are very well presented, and the article is not trying to persuade you one way or another.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
All of the facts that i checked though the article seemed to be backed by a reliable source. Several of the sources were current, however there were a couple that were a little on the older side. I checked the links of a several articles and they all seemed to work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
The articles organization was pretty good, having an easy to read article that was clear. I also did not catch an grammatical errors throughout the article. The sections that the article is broken down into are pretty clear, starting with an intro and body paragraphs that explain the epidemic is several other countries.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
The article only contained one photo, which was a photo of a graph that showed how opioid overdoes has increased in recent years. I think the photo does help put into perspective how much opioid abuse has really increases in recent years. The image is very well captioned with a short caption that describes what the photo is showing. The image does follow copyright rules of wikipedia. The images is also placed in a pretty appealing place making it easy to follow.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
Most of the conversations happening around opioid abuse are in the science field. For example, medical conversations and pharmaceutical conversations as well. They represent the topic pretty well because they are trying to use their field to help make a solution for this epidemic. The article is also a part of several wikiprokects.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
I think overall the article is pretty good at describing what the epidemic is. However, i feel that i could go into much more detail on the action plans taken or not taken and why this problem has really persisted. The articles strength is really on focusing on the history of opioid abuse. Like mentioned several times, i think the article could into detail in several different places. I think the article is maybe a little under developed given that there is still alot of inflation that can be shared on this topic

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