User:Dancer0211/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: Digital rhetoric
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I found this article extremely interesting, as it pertains to what we are learning in class. I am interested in the politics aspect of digital rhetoric.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
The lead includes an introductory sentence that includes the most simple definition of the relevant terms.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
The content is entirely relevant to the topic of digital rhetoric, and seems to be up to date with current day.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is extremely neutral and contains nothing about digital rhetoric that would attempt to persuade the audience one way or another. They define the positives or negatives but nothing to try persuade the readers.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


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

Sources and references evaluation
The links all seem to work, and it is mostly academic journals that are being cited by the authors. The links worked and lead to appropriate information.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
I think that the headings were very clear and everything flowed very nicely. I saw little to no spelling or grammatical errors.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


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

Images and media evaluation
There was only one picture on the page. The page could have used more pictures and also better captions that would give more information to the readers.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


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

Talk page evaluation
The talk page is very active that offers many suggestions that are relevant to digital rhetoric. They are offering changes both content wise and grammatical wise.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
Overall this is a great start for this page. I think that it is extremely organized and it is not trying to persuade any reader to lean one way or another on the ideas of digital rhetoric. While overall the page is very well put together with many working credible sources, the addition of pictures could be helpful and more appealing. I think that having pictures could elevate the page as a whole. Many people have added to the page and made it so it can be the best possible.

Optional activity

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