User:JuslynZC/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Christopher Duntsch

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
The reason I chose this article is because it discusses the person who is at the heart of a series of horrifying cases of medical malpractice and true crime. This sparked my curiosity after I had heard about the limited series, "Dr. Death," which followed real-life stories of medical professionals who committed atrocious medical malpractice and the patients who suffered at the hands of them. This mattered to me because as someone who is interested in entering the medical field, I was very morbidly curious about this person and wanted to learn more about their background and how such an occurrence was dealt with by the American healthcare system. My preliminary impression of it was that it was very informative.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is written concisely and provides enough information for the reader to have a brief overview of what the overall article is about. It does not include information that is not addressed in the article and is not overly detailed. Additionally, the content of the article is up-to-date and is relevant to the topic. Since the article is about a singular person and what they are most infamous for, the article does a good job of including information which is very relevant to these aspects.

When it comes to tone and balance, although the article maintains a neutral tone throughout, it does portray an overall negative impression of the person. As this person has been known for doing horrible things, the article focuses heavily on their crimes and is written in a manner that portrays the person in a negative light. Although it is not neutral in this manner, I found it fitting due to the nature of this person's crimes. Other parts not pertaining to the person's crimes were written in a neutral tone.

For the sources and references, this article had many sources which were current and up-to-date. For instance, many of the sources came from recent years such as 2018, 2017, and even 2021. Additionally, the article is very well-organized and is very easy to read despite dealing with complicated topics such as medical malpractice.

Overall, the article's strengths include its thoroughness in addressing the person's medical crimes and the litigation that occurred after. Additionally, the article is very organized and the writing is very clear and easy to understand. Things the article could be improved on include possibly providing more information under certain sections in the article. Some sections have a decent amount of information while other sections have very little (1-3 sentences). The article is very well-developed in some areas and underdeveloped in others, and it can be improved by providing more information in these sections.