User:JMILES19/Evaluate an Article

Addiction psychology

I have chosen this article because it relates to my course of psychology it also explains the behavior and meaning to addiction psychology. I am interested in mental health psychology and I feel like addiction affects the mental and help to alter the state of a persons mental health.

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 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?  - I believe everything in the article is important however I did find things that distracted me from the facts of the article. Some information was repeated several times and the order in which some of the information was given seemed out of place.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? - I don’t think any of the information is out of date but I do think a little more addiction facts could be added.
 * Can you identify any notable equity gaps? Does the article underrepresent or misrepresent historically marginalized populations? - I cant notify any notable equity gaps and I feel as if this article represent historically marginalized populations.
 * What else could be improved? - the organization of the content could be better and some information could be taken out.
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? - the article is a bit argumentative and persuasive.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? - the view point of the sing drugs that’s highly addictive in healthcare.
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article? -the links work and the article supports the claims.
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? - each fact is referenced but not all are reliable sources. Some information comes from official pages and biography sites that could be altered.
 * Do the sources come from a diverse array of authors and publications? - the sources do come from a vast array of authors and publications.
 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? - how to present better facts and make it more cohesive and flow better.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? - I’m not sure of the rating but it doesn’t seem to be a part of any projects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? - actually I think how Wikipedia presents this topic it is a lot like class because it embodies fact, history, statistical data, and public opinion. Even though the article shouldn’t have opinions in it I think this fact alone makes it relatable to what we do in class.