User:Epitt11/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.) Evolution

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because I wanted to see how a Wikipedia article would discuss a topic such as evolution. This article matters because evolution is a highly important concept in science that drives much of the science that takes place in developmental biology and beyond. My impression of this article is that it is extremely detailed and specific. Within the article many other ideas relating to evolution are discussed, which gives a detailed overview of evolution as a whole.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The content of this article is very informative and helpful. With this being said, the amount of information and terms included in the article can be somewhat distracting for someone who just wants to gain a basic understanding of evolution. A lot of complex information is included which may be confusing or difficult to understand for some. Overall, the content does provide great information in regards to evolution and I did not notice any out of date information or equity gaps. Making the article more concise would perhaps improve it because it may be overwhelming for someone who wants a more general overview of the topic. The tone of this article seems to be very neutral and simply an explanation of the facts surrounding evolution as well as some of the history. There were not any viewpoints over or underrepresented in this article. When checking the links for the sources, they appeared to work properly. No bias was noticed within the references. Each fact is referenced with more than enough sources and come from a wide array of authors and such. There are only a few comments on this article and some reference specific facts or ideas within the article, and quite a few comments mention how evolution is controversial. This article is rated well and is a part of a WikiProject. The way Wikipedia discusses evolution is very similar to the way in which topics are discussed in our class. It is discussed with facts and in an unbiased manner.