User:Hayashikiyo/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Herbivore men


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * The article's content is relevant to the topic, but there are some aspects of the initial introduction that seem to go too in depth about the topic rather than providing a brief overview. In addition, some of the claims about herbivore men cite only one news article rather than academic papers or other citations that can provide a more reliable or less biased point of view. Additionally, the article is only split into "potential causes," "potential effects," and "in media" sections. None of these sections touch upon the possibility that the drastic rise in herbivore men might be attributed to other things such as an increased focus on birth rate in modern times due to the growing elderly population.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * The article is written fairly neutrally.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * There is one claim that this "response" (referring to the increase in number of herbivore men) might be deeply ingrained in Japanese culture, which is a very broad term and does not do a good job of explaining exactly how and why these reactions are assumed to be byproducts of Japanese culture. The claim references a video about hikikomori, but this does not seem to be directly relevant to the subject of herbivore men but rather tries to draw a conclusion between them.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * Most of the citations seem reliable, although there are many that reference news articles rather than academic writing. Some of the links are also hidden behind a paywall, so it's difficult to see the full story.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * Yes


 * Sources

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Japanese values


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * While the content of the article is mostly relevant to the topic, it covers only a few aspects underneath a very broad and generalizing title of "Japanese values." The article only briefly discusses Japanese values in relation to emancipative values on a global scale, scholarship, and education. However, it makes several sweeping and overgeneralizing claims such as that "cultures from Western Europe score higher than Japanese culture in emancipative values and individualism," suggesting that only one source and one standard of measuring individualism is being used to draw these conclusions.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * There are some claims that lack a citation, including one about children in interdependent society underneath the "History of Scholarship" section. Additionally, the Talk page mentions that some sections seem to be directly plagiarized from the sources.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * Most of the cited citations reference academic sources and studies.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?


 * Sources

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Nihonjinron


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