User:Adght234/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Essential oil

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Controversial and interesting topic. Touches on science, medicine, history/perception. Was perusing Class C articles and this sounded interesting.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Content


 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * organization was poor, e.g. side effects are listed in several separate sections
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * yes, most recent citation was 2013
 * Can you identify any notable equity gaps? Does the article underrepresent or misrepresent historically marginalized populations?
 * no mention of indigenous or global south uses as food, or for antimicrobials
 * What else could be improved?

Tone


 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * neutral
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * no

= Evaluating sources =


 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * yes, for a few
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * mostly secondary and tertiary literature from unbiased sources
 * Do the sources come from a diverse array of authors and publications?
 * yes, nutrition science, dermatology, etc.

talk page


 * 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?
 * class C
 * high importance plant science
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?