User:Brookehespen/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I know many people that have gone through the Alcoholics Anonymous program. For some the program was effective and for some it was not so I am looking deeper into the effectiveness of the program. My first impression was that it cannot account for everyone since all people have different ways of thinking especially when it comes to sobriety.

Evaluate the article
The introductory sentence is very informative which sets up the rest of the article for easy understanding. The lead could have a simpler format in laying out the other sections that will be mentioned in the rest of the article. However, all of the information in the lead is relevant and repeated in the rest of the article in a concise manner. The content in the article is relevant to the topic and up-to-date. One thing that this article should improve on is focusing more on underrepresented populations in the role that may play in AA success. The article is from a neutral point of view because it gives details on studies that support and those that do not support the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous. All of the points made in the article suggest a study that was done in the past and cites the researcher that performed the study. There are multiple sources cited throughout the article, some more recent than others, but with the large timeline it shows evolution in the studies and information. All of the links are relevant to the rest of the content and they all work which enriches the statements made as a connection. The writing of the article is very concise and has limited details. It gets to the point quickly, however it would have been nice to see elaboration on some portions of the article such as the more recent studies that have been performed. The layout of the article creates a very organized look and makes it easy to follow the different categories that are addressed on this topic. The main discussion points posted in the Talk page refer to the most recent study and review on Alcoholics Anonymous which sounds like the page has been updated recently due to those comments. The overall status of this article is that it is informative, but could include deeper details to enrich the information displayed. It could improve on studying different populations rather than having one population.