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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-09 Fall 2015

My real name is: Janae LeAnn Baker

My Research Topic is: The effect the human experience has on spiritual values

Key words related to my Research Topic are: spirituality, religion

Answer the following questions:

I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: Religious experience (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.)

1. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? Yes or No

YES

If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here.

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2009)

Write a brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter?

The issues are important because without the additional citations that are needed, the article will lack credibility and more importantly be subjected as false information.

2. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article?

YES

3. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices andfoonotes at the end?”

YES

4. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic?

YES

5. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay?

Yes, it demonstrates several topics relating to the main subject without sounding like a persuasive essay.

6. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc.

Yes, it includes several books and scholarly journals.

7. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English?

YES

b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”?

NO

c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts?

No, everything is critically defined.

d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic?

No, the topic is clearly demonstrated within each section.

e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic?

No, each section provides an even amount of useful information.

f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes?

NO

g. Look at the Talk Page for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors?

No it does not seem hostile, but many comments seem to disagree with the context of the article. They suggest that the article refers to "mystical experience" instead of "religious experience". In addition they acknowledge that the article appeared outdated and consisted of many synonymous that referred to mystical experience and religious experience.