User:Abarr256/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.: As my topic relates to spreading medical awareness, this topic seems very topical considering the global pandemic of corona.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? The lead has some of the article's major sections, but not all.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Some information could be removed to make it more concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Yes, I believe the section on the history of pandemics in the US seems like it could be it's own article.

Content evaluation
Despite one questionable choice of topic, all the other aspects of the content was effective.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Tone and balance evaluation
The article remains incredibly objective, even when the focusing on more political aspects such as president Trump's reaction to the virus.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


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

Sources and references evaluation
Very good use of sources

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Organization evaluation
The article has a good flow, which helps show the timeline of events. Furthermore, there was effective use of sections.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


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

Images and media evaluation
The use of images and graphs helps this article. However, some sections of the article lack images which could enrich those sections.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Criticism of trump, travel restrictions, and the questionability of data are being questioned on the talk page.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It's rate C-class, in the Virus, Covid-19, disaster management, medicine, and us history wiki projects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? The discussion is very free form

Talk page evaluation
The talk page is not organized, but has a lot of important topics being discussed.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? The article is very effective.
 * What are the article's strengths? The strength of the article is how well organized it is, and how it consistently retains an objective point of view
 * How can the article be improved? The article can be improved by removing one section I found questionable, and fleshing out some sections which have little content.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is well-developed but will need to constantly stay up to date, some sections are little underdeveloped however.

Overall evaluation
Strong article, however it will be difficult to stay always up to date as the information is constantly changing.

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