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My Research Topic is: How is commercial music constructed using sampling and looping? Key words related to my Research Topic are: looping, sampling, music... Part 1:

Examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about a topic, e.g., Nortec IF that was what I am researching) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley)). Answer the following questions:

++1. I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(music), Sampling 2. 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. (December 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Write an 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? Because people are constantly changing the information so it might not be all the information you need or only half of it.

Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warning that is in that banner.

+3. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article? yes it is very well understood, and lays out the topics to where you can go straight to what you need to find easily.

+4. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and foonotes at the end?” Yes a lot of subtitles and very little pictures.

+5. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic? Yes, it explains what sampling, and looping how it ties together.

+6. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay? It is more of a encyclopedia article, it just states information about my topic not so persuasive or personal.

+7. 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 I would count these as reliable resources, they have facts and evidence to support it. also they have a lot of footnotes.

8. 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 it is.

+b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”? no not at all

+c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts? yes, alot of different music groups I have not herd of d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic? yes

+e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic? yes, but just because that topic had more information you need to know about

+f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes? yes, a little bit

+g. Look at the “View History” 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, actually I did not find any __________________________

Part 2:

Evaluate the Wikipedia article you selected using the CARDIO method. Write your answers following each word below:

+Currency (When was the last update of this article? hint: check the View History) December 16, 2016

Just many resources used and gave examples on what they were trying to cover so it made it credible
 * Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?)

+Relevance (to your research topic): answers my questions about how sampling and looping ties into commercial music.

+Depth:this source goes deep with different sources that are listed.

-Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.) Scholarly

+Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?)

to inform readers on samplings, types, looping, and how they work and what they do