User:Emmamwasserman/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Welfare state

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
This course is on welfare policy and you need a good understanding of the welfare state to begin.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section - Although slightly long, the lead sentence provides an informational overview of the topic. The first paragraph could be less pointed, excluding the quote. The article touches upon much broader topics than alluded to in the lead section.

Content - The content of this article appears to be accurate and up to date. The mention of ancient society welfare states is necessary, and should be more heavily involved in the introduction. The section on Etymology appears to be a little too long, distracting from the central points of the article.

Tone - The article has a neutral tone, not showing bias to a particular viewpoint. A variety of histories are represented.

Sources - This article is heavily researched with reliable sources.

Media - The media and graphs are central to this article. For readers who choose to only skim the article, there is valuable information they can acquire from the media.

Organization and Writing - The article is extremely well organized and easy to read.

Strengths: organization, media, sources

Weaknesses: lead section and its content