User:Emmaboiano/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.


 * Analytical skill
 * I chose this article because this is something I use everyday and would like to know and learn more about it.

Lead

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 * My article starts off by defining actually what analytical thinking is and how it contributes to our lives. The article is broken down by the different types of thinking that happens within humans. The lead does not have too much information but just enough to get an idea on what the rest of the article will be about.

Content

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 * The content within the article is relevant to the topic. The information seems up to date since a lot of the sources come from the year 2020. The information looks like it is laid out in a cohesive way.

Tone and Balance

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 * Since the article is about the science behind thinking, there is not any room to really be biased, so it seems neutral. It seems the article underrepresented the section on creativity because it is only a paragraph when there is so much more room to talk about creativity in humans.

Sources and References

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 * There are 64 sources in the article. The links to the sources worked and the information seems to be backed up. The sources are current because a lot of them are from the year 2020. The sources came from many different people and seem to be diverse.

Organization

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 * The article is written well. It is broken down by sections in a way that makes sense and is easy to follow. I have no detected any grammatical errors within the article.

Images and Media

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 * There are pictures that help better understand the information by showing parts of the brain the thinking takes place and charts to display information being discussed in the article. The pictures are captioned with what the purpose of the photo being there is. The photos are laid out that they are eye catching but aren't distracting.

Checking the talk page

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 * This article is apart of the WikiProject Psychology. The behind the scenes just continues talking about the thinking process.

Overall impressions

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 * The articles overall status is it flows well, it is easy to follow and read. The articles strengths is the way the information is laid makes the article easy to follow along with and easy to read. The section of Creativity can be improved upon by being expanded. The article is well- developed.

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