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I Knew You Were Trouble
I Knew You Were Trouble

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this particular article due to an interest in music, specifically pop music, since that is my most listened to genre. I also am a fan of Taylor Swift, and this song has always been one of my favorites. I found this article on the WikiProject: Pop Music page, and went from there.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:

Yes, this article does have an introductory sentence: "' I Knew You Were Trouble' is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, from her fourth studio album Red (2012)." No, it does not include information that is not in the article. The intro is not over detailed or lacking in detail - it is quite concise.

Content:

The content of the article is extremely relevant to the topic, as it goes through all of the details of the song, including how it was created, its chart success, and the awards it earned. The content is also up to date, as well. All of the content is the article is relevant to the song.

Tone and Balance:

The tone seems to be quite neutral, as there is nothing that seems to be trying to persuade the reader to like the song or not. There are no claims that are biased one way or the other. There is a good balance of viewpoints, especially in the section talking about the critical reception to the song - there are a balanced amount of opinions between critics who liked the song and those who did not like it.

Sources and References:

Yes, all of the facts in the article seem to be backed up by a reliable secondary source. The sources all appear to be thorough, as well. The sources are current, as there is an article from as recent as a month ago. There is a very diverse spectrum of authors, with marginalized individuals represented. For this particular article, it appears that the best sources are well represented, but there are a few scholarly articles that the article has not cited, such as "I Knew You Were Trouble: Emotional Trends in the Repertoire of Taylor Swift" by M Mansfield and D Seligman, "I Knew You Were Trouble: Digital Production in Pop Music and Its Implications for Performance" by AM Rochelle, and "Subjective and objective violence in Taylor Swift's 'I Knew You Were Trouble'" by A Vellianitis. However, the links present in the article do work.

Organization and Writing Quality

The article is very well written and easy to follow and read. I found one spelling mistake - in the awards section, the name of the song is mentioned as "I Knew You Won Trouble" at one point. The article is also broken down into section to make it easier to read, such as "Release," "Critical Performance," "Reception," and "Music Video."

Images and Media:

Yes, the images in the article greatly add to the quality of the article, as they show the single cover for the song, along with Swift performing the song. The captions on the images are exactly what they should be - therefore, they are very well captioned. All of the images appear to adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations, as well. The images are also laid out in a very visually appealing way, as there are not too many or too few in one spot.

Talk Page Discussions:

The main conversations I see happening on this topic include whether there should be a period at the end of the title (did Swift herself add it, or did somebody else), along with what genre the song should be categorized under, since it falls under both the pop and dubstep genres. The article is rated as a "good article," and is part of the Pop Music WikiProject.

Overall Impressions:

Overall, this is a great article. It includes all the needed information that somebody could want to know about the song, along with relevant pictures to accompany the information. The article's main strength appears to be in its detail and how much information it contains. I would mainly improve the article by going through and spellchecking and checking for errors, just to make sure that the article is truly top notch. However, overall, this article is very well-developed and does not need many improvements.