User:Akupor/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Elizabeth Holmes

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it is relevant to my RBA for the course, so I have a strong sense of its general context. I am also interested to see how other editors have contributed information to this page and how they have balanced impartiality and fact-based sources regarding a topic that has raised many conflicting – and sometimes extreme – opinions.

Evaluate the article
I think that the content within this article is generally very detailed and up to date. However, there are some pieces that seem a bit skipped over or out of place. For example, Holmes' claim that she was raped while a Stanford student is mentioned in one sentence in the 'early life' section and not contextualized or expanded upon. There could also be more conflicting perspectives/evidence considered; for example, the article describes that Holmes "deliberately" dressed to emulate Steve Jobs' appearance, but I have found sources where she claims that this is how she always dressed herself, independently of these influences. Also, some of the citations reference clearly 'opinionized' pieces on journalism websites or sources that are not extremely scholarly, such as USA Today. I am also wary of some of the more recent changes that have been made to the page, as the talk page shows evidence of some very polarized opinions and argumentative discourse, so I wonder if these discussions have truly been solved in an impartial manner.