User:Jirwin1011/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: Anthropologist
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose to evaluate this article because anthropology really interests me. Even though it does not relate to the article that I have selected to post about it was a topic that I didn't mind learning more about.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, the article starts with a description of what anthropology actually is and its relevance.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? There are brief hints towards what will be talked about in the article, but in my opinion the description could have been a little bit more informative.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes, the lead has some facts and information about the topic that are not talked about later in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I believe that the lead is concise and not overly detailed.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, the articles content all clearly relates back to the topic.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Most of the article content is about 3-5 years old but the information is still relevant and there is information from 2019/2022.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? In my opinion there is missing information from the article as it is a big topic to only be talking about to aspects of it.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes, the article is neutral
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, none that I could clearly identify.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No, the viewpoints presented are presented very well.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Not in my opinion, but I could see how someone else could take it as persuasive.

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
 * Are the sources current? Not all (some are from 4-5 years ago)
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yeah most links do work still

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, it is a clearly written article.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not any that I could find.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? It is but there aren't many sections in the article.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? no
 * Are images well-captioned? no
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? no
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? no

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? no conversations behind the scenes
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? yes, the project is within the Anthropology wikiproject
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? its fairly similar

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? Incomplete
 * What are the article's strengths? strong introduction, with plenty of interesting information
 * How can the article be improved? by adding more sectors to the main topic
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? the article is not complete in my opinion and needs to be edited further

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