User:Gwnytheve/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: Plant-based diet
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

I chose to evaluate this article because I felt it could use more information on the sustainability, and health research of Plant-based diets.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, it clearly states a description of what a plant based diet consists of.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Aside from the content section, there are many sections that are not mentioned within the lead. I could add a bit more of a description about these sections.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No there is nothing excluded from the article that is not already mentioned in the lead.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The lead is concise and the only thing I feel it needs is more description of the sections included throughout.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, it clearly covers the important aspects of plant-based diets.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, the content is up to date. There are references to/from 2019 throughout the article.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I feel there should be more content in the health research section.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes, the tone of this article is neutral.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, the facts are cited with a reference section at the bottom of the article.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes, the sources reflect what the article is about.
 * Are the sources current? Most of the sources are from the past 10 years, several are from 2019.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes, any links I clicked were functional.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? The article is written decently, it has plenty of bullet points and headers making it easy to find what you're looking for.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? To the best of my knowledge there are no errors
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, this article makes good use of sectioning out each topic and subset of information.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There is only one photo, but it does show plant based foods. I feel as though I could add some photos of plant-based proteins or possibly a chart showing how much of each group you need in a day when you're not consuming meat.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes, the photo is captioned well.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Only one photo, it is in a good place to capture the attention of the reader.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There are conversations about some information I'd like to add to this article, such as health benefits, and the relation to cardiovascular diseases.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This article is rated as a start class article.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Things are discussed in a manner as to help each other develop the page further and clearly show what has been added.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? The status is start class, meaning there is plenty of room for improvement but the article itself is off to a good start.
 * What are the article's strengths? The article has a strong introduction with clear and concise sections about what the plant based diet consists of and the many types of plant based diet.
 * How can the article be improved? I believe the article can be improved through adding some more photos, as well as incorporating more health information.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? This article is reasonably developed, it has enough content to get the general point across, but could go into more detail on the subject.

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