User:Jose A Jose B Jose C/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Arthropod)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because arthropods are very fascinating and Important creatures for human survival. There are several different species of arthropods and each one balances out our ecosystems in unique ways, from anything as simple as fertilizing crops to even serving as food for other predators. At first glance, the article seemed as if it had more context rather than being visually pleasant but with such wide range of topics it is understandable

Evaluate the article
The article arthropod is presented in an appropriate and organize manner, the information is easy to read as they separated it each into its own categories with very clear titles to avoid any confusion. Not only did they add titles, but they made sure to obtain the audience by different methods such as explaining where different points originated and their definitions. However, the introductory paragraph is stretched and repetitive. They should have condensed it more and not talk about the phylum of arthropod twice, but instead provide a quick interesting fact or question to keep the audience more engaged and curious about the subject since it is the most important paragraph that will determine if a reader will continue reading or skip it.

Moreover, the article has a variety of content explaining every major and minor point about the arthropods. The way they started to introduce the simple things and moved on to more complex systems was effective. Each paragraph contained the right amount of information, even for subjects that we have little to no information about. This idea is important due to the fact that humans tend to feel overloaded with lots of information, especially with information that is not understood. An interesting approach that was made throughout the article was the idea to put the link of various other articles that would go more in depth of the subjects talked about. I found this idea helpful because it gives an opportunity to learn more about a desired topic without wasting time, effort and because all of this is found in the same page. The only addition that could possibly be done to each paragraph would be to add more engaging pictures to make it visually pleasant and interactive.

In addition, the information seems to be reliable as every reference was working and the links were from some very prestigious universities that backed up and provided extra information than the one written in the article. As well, the article has been edited at least twice a month between 2020 and 2021. The last revision was the done the 10th of January 2021.

To conclude, the article arthropods is overall well done, it provided a complete understanding of the definition/meaning of an arthropod. Not only are we able to learn what it is but also learn about all the minor and major details such as its organ systems, history, and classification. As previously said, the way the information was organized made everything came together in a simpler way, easy to follow and understand. Minor details like pictures or brighter colours could be added to the text to create a better reading experience.