User:Jenninaesposito/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: General Anxiety Disorder
 * I decided to evaluate this disorder because I thought it would be interesting to connect Anxiety with all that is happening in the world today with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? - Yes.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No, but there is the "contents" section which shows what each section of the article will be.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? - No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? - The lead is concise, getting right the the point.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? - Yes, the article does a great job of explaining general anxiety disorder.
 * Is the content up-to-date? - Yes, the article was last updated on August 29, 2020.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? - From everything in the article read so far it looks like everything that is in the article belongs.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? - Yes, the article does a good job of presenting the topic in a way that is neutral and not biased.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? - No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? - No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? - No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? - Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? - Yes, a lot of the sources are links to other reliable sources. One of them in particular is the DSM-5.
 * Are the sources current? - Yes
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work? - Yes the links work!

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? - Yes. Not only was it clear and easy to read, but it was interesting and kept me engaged.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? - None that I noticed yet.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? - Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? - There is one 3D image in the article of the amygdala in the brain.
 * Are images well-captioned? - This one image is yes. The caption is concise and straight to the point.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? - Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? - The one image included was kind of off to the side, I didn't notice it at first.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? - I think one of the conversations to have behind the scenes about this topic would be how anxiety is so prevalent with the pandemic we are currently living through.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? - We haven't talked about this disorder yet in class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? As a whole this article is very well written. It is not biased and was really focused on stating the facts.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved? - I think one way this article can be improved is by adding more information. General anxiety disorder is such a common disease I feel like, therefore we should keep exploring it.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? - Well-developed.

Optional activity

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