User:Hashslingingslasher03/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Political correctness

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
This term caught my attention specifically because it calls for people to censor certain aspects of their speech in order to achieve "political correctness". This word had always sounded somewhat insensitive to me as it connotates that the censored language that people are adopting is merely to be correct politically and takes away from the intended sentiment of removing certain words from your speech. I wanted to see if the article touched on this notion of mine as well as if it was up to par with any previous definitions that I have encountered

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

-The article begins with a strong lead in sentence that both defines the term/its abbreviation and the instances in which the term is prevalent.

-The lead paragraphs give a brief but nonetheless concise overview of the concept’s history, current usage, as well as the current controversy surrounding its usage. It could use a mention of how the concept of political correctness has been attacked in the educational atmosphere, as that is a primary contention of the right-wing sect.

-There is no information mentioned in the lead that does not appear in the rest of the article

-The lead is fairly concise, there is only pertinent information that is not diluted by continued explanation. If anything, as mentioned above, it could use another reference point.

(possibly add an allusion that the current definition has not always been what it had been interpreted as) ie communist party

Content

-More bulk could definitely be added to the education portion of the article, as in recent years, the term politically correct has been applied to teaching of all levels. Especially with the introduction of Critical Race Theory to the realm of public education, there has been a lot of outspoken distaste by many (assumedly conservative) of the general public. This would be a helpful addition to the article to showcase how the term has been radicalized to attempt to stop certain kinds of education from progressing.

-The history portion of the article is very well developed, however the modern day usage portion of the article could use further bulking as much of the information mentioned does not necessarily reveal more than the lead in had prefaced.

Ex right wing political correctness, perhaps a statement in which the right wing political correctness is demonstrated (feels like its very pro liberal anti conservative) so I feel like they may need to delve into the values of right-wing political correctness to define it (bc they start with the counter position

-There does not appear to be content missing from the article (other than some further elaboration on certain usage sections) or information present that does not belong

-I would say that political correctness deals in part with an equity gap due to the nature of the term being the exclusion of certain discriminatory and exlusionary language that typically applies to marginalized groups.

Tone and Balance

-The article's main stance is neutral.

-Some of the claims regarding the right-wing political correctness portion do seem to lean to a liberal ideology as they started the portion with the opposing position. Other than that portion the writer did a very good job at maintaining a mostly neutral position.

-The writer made note of certain minority/ fringe identities when quoting from people from those communities.

-There is no sway from the writer present within their writing towards one side or the other.

Sources and References

-Yes (although one article was flagged as the author having too generic a name and needed further specificity)

-There is a plethora of different cited articles, definitions, and essays from varying perspectives (both modern and historical) on the development of political correctness as a concept.

-Many of the sources are current, but more could always be added (especially to the education section)

-The writer made sure to include authors from many different backgrounds due to the pervasive nature of the concept of political correctness and the number of marginalized communities it affects. (ex. From different political leanings, sexes, races, etc.)

-I feel like there is a decent mix of scholarly essays and news articles. These news articles are also from well established writers and do not comprise a bulk of the relevant information

-Yes

Organization and Writing Quality

-The article is concise and very easy to follow

-There were no spelling or grammatical errors

- The article has a clear organization style that is easy to follow and provides good context from a top down approach.

Images and media

-There are not any visuals that accompany this article which could definitely be remedied

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Talk Pages

-The conversations on this page are 1 slightly heated (which can be expected given the bipartisan nature of this concept) and discuss the addition of examples (which is something I noticed as well)

-The articles is rated as a level 5 vital interest project (C-Class), -It comes from a more neutral perspective, but does not really expand upon certain subjects which would improve the overall strength of the article

Overall Impressions

-The article is very well developed and of course could always use further updating, but is overall fairly strong considering the contentious nature of the concept

-The article has a very good historical structure that gives a good background into the development of the concept over time and the changing definitions that come with it

-I believe that further examples and elaboration on the usage section as well as some images would elevate the article further

-I believe the article is fairly well developed and needs just continued updates