User:Aimen Elhout/Evaluate an Article

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 * Name of article: Cost and financing issues facing higher education in the United States
 * This is a topic that is discussed a lot in this day of age because people think that colleges are charging too much tuition for students.

Lead

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 * The lead introduces the article's topic well because it specifically states what will be discussed in the article. The article is split up into various sections that correlate to the article's title. The lead is concise and it is clear what topic is being discussed in the article.

Content

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 * The article discusses all the expenses associated with college such as room and board, transportation, and textbooks. This is all relevant to the topic and the article uses statistics that are up to date to make sure the information is reliable. There is no missing information in the article and all topics that are brought up from the title are addressed.

Tone and Balance

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 * The article is somewhat neutral but it does argue that tuition is too expensive. There aren't any claims that are biased because both sides of the argument are presented. The article is persuading the reader to make a decision on whether tuition is to high by stating statistics about tuition from private and public colleges.

Sources and References

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 * Some of the facts in the article don't have a citation but most of the facts are backed by a secondary source that is reliable. The sources are thorough and reflect the topics that are discussed in the article. The links that are cited at the bottom of the article are reliable and open up on my browser.

Organization

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 * The article is well written and doesn't seem to have many grammatical errors. It is clear and concise and broken down in many sub sections.

Images and Media

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 * The article has one image of the University of Phoenix and it has a caption under it. The image is laid out on the side of the page which is acceptable because it isn't needed in the body paragraphs.

Checking the talk page

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 * The article needs to be reorganized in order to be part of Wikipedia's guidelines. There are some edits that need to made so that the structure of the article can comply with the guidelines of Wikipedia.

Overall impressions

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 * Overall, the article does a good job by stating statistics and facts about college tuition. The article is mostly neutral but I did feel it was meant to persuade the audience to think that tuition is too high or not affordable for students. The article does need to be edited in order for it to comply with Wikipedia's guidelines.

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