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 * Water Scarcity: (Water scarcity)
 * I have chosen to evaluate this article this it directly correlates to my digital campaign on the Clean Water Crisis. Choosing to evaluate an article that's related to my digital campaign will allow me to gain further insight on the topic and apply it to my campaign.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * The Lead starts off by defining what water scarcity is. This clearly and concisely describes the article's topic since the main idea of the content is on water scarcity.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * The lead brings up the main points that the article will be targeting in the major sections. The article's major sections include: Supply and Demand, Physical and economic scarcity, human right to water, effects of environment along with a couple others. The Lead makes sure include at least one section that summarizes the information that will be expanded upon in each major section later on.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * The Lead includes information that is presented in the article by stating the main general points that will make up the content in the major sections. This article's Lead does not include any extra information that isn't later mentioned in the major sections.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The Lead is structured into four paragraphs where each paragraph has a main idea that will then be expanded upon in the major sections. Due to the extensive amount of information that concerns water scarcity, the Lead might appear to be long at hindsight, but it's actual concise and provides the necessary details to invite the audience to continue reading the article.

Lead evaluation
Overall the Lead does a great job in summarizing the main idea and point on Water Scarcity.

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * The article's content focuses on explaining water scarcity along with the causes and effects on different areas like the environment. The article is very well-rounded in targeting various topics affected by water scarcity so the content is entirely relevant towards the topic.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * The content is up-to-date including statistics as late as the year 2019. The bottom of the article states that the article was last edited on March 3,2020. Thus, the article is extremely up-to-date being edited only about two weeks ago.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * With ten major sections, I believe the article is not missing any content. The major sections all include information that is application on Water Scarcity so it all belongs. As any article, the article can have more information, but overall it includes plenty of information on the topic.

Content evaluation
Overall the article's content provides plenty of information that is relevant to the topic of water scarcity, including statistics, and is cited proving that the content is reliable.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral?
 * The article does not present multiple views and focuses on presenting the facts backing it up with content such as statistics and defining terms relevant to the topic. Thus, the article is neutral and focuses on presenting the facts.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * There are no claims in the article that appear heavily biased towards a particular position. Water scarcity is a current situation going on in the world that can be denied of its existence. I would say that, in particular this topic, does not have the possibility of having multiple views where someone support it or not since it is based on data recorded.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * The major sections include approximately the same amount of information for each not allowing for the overrepresentation or underrepresentation of certain sections.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * The topic of water scarcity is represented using facts and data recordings. Thus, the article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of water scarcity or not. Water scarcity is a topic that does not give the audience to be in favor or against like other topics like abortion.

Tone and balance evaluation
Overall, the article maintains a neutral tone throughout the article presenting its information using facts and statistics that has been recorded from reliable sources like United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * The article contains 80 references. In comparison to a lot of other articles I have read on Wikipedia, it provides a decent amount of references. Nearly every time a data point or fact is brought up it is followed with the superscript that redirects to the citation where it was found or reference.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * With over 20 references, a total of 80, the sources are thorough and range in type from academica journals to peer-reviewed article. All the sources reflect the information on the topic of water scarcity.
 * Are the sources current?
 * The majority, if not all the sources, are from the year 2000 onwards. Thus, the sources are current and would accurately represent the information being represented since they are up-to-date.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * After going through approximately 20 of the 80 sources listed in the references section of the article, all of them re-directed to the appropriate page.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * After going through approximately 20 of the 80 sources listed in the references section of the article, all of them re-directed to the appropriate page.

Sources and references evaluation
Overall, the article demonstrate its content is reliable and the information mentioned is taken from a reliable source. With over 20 references, the article shows that its information comes from a reliable secondary source of information.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * The article is divided into major sections where it clearly organizes its information. This makes it easy for the audience to easily find the specific time of information regarding water scarcity they want to find. For example, there's a section titled, "Water Crisis" where I can directly go to and find more information on the Water Crisis. Aside from organizing the information into major sections, the sections also contain subsections to further help the reader find specific information. The article is well written with sophisticated vocabulary that reflects the topic, but easy to read. It is not too extensive where it contains endless paragraphs of information. Each section contains the most important information relevant to the section.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * The article has no spelling errors or grammatical errors that I could identify. The article contains a high level of grammar and vocabulary but it is not too complicated or sophisticated where a general audience can't read it.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * The article is divided into major sections where it clearly organizes its information. This makes it easy for the audience to easily find the specific time of information regarding water scarcity they want to find. For example, there's a section titled, "Water Crisis" where I can directly go to and find more information on the Water Crisis. Aside from organizing the information into major sections, the sections also contain subsections to further help the reader find specific information.

Organization evaluation
Overall, the article is well written in a clear manner divided into sections and subsections that facilitate the readers. The article has no visible spelling or grammar errors.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * The article contains plenty of images including pictures, graphics, and maps to aid further understanding and reflect the information presented on water scarcity.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Every visual is captioned with a short summary that reflects the visual. Some of the visuals also contain superscripts indicating that they were also referenced further demonstrating the reliability of the article.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * All the images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * The sections that contains images have the images towards the right of the information in that section with a caption under each visual summarizing or referencing a specific data point. By organizing the pictures in this manner, there is a clear reference to what section the visual is trying to represent.

Images and media evaluation
Overall, the article contains a variety of images that aid and/or add to the understanding of the information being presented in each section. All the visuals contain a caption explaining or summarizing the purpose of the visual.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * In the Talk section of this article, the main kinds of conversations that are going on are the modifications of external links along with adding citations where they are needed. A wikipedia user also added more content containing research on water scarcity with additional references.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * The article is related to three WikiProjects: WikiProject Water, WikiProject Sanitation, and WikiProject Climate Change.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Wikipedia discusses this topic by incorporating the different areas that are affected by water scarcity and directly linking it to the clean water crisis. Previously, I've encountered water scarcity as being recognized as a separate topic than the clean water crisis, yet this Wikipedia merges the topics. It can be seen in the Talk page that this was an edit intentionally made by a wikipedia user who suggested that their definitions are slightly different but they back up one another.
 * Wikipedia discusses this topic by incorporating the different areas that are affected by water scarcity and directly linking it to the clean water crisis. Previously, I've encountered water scarcity as being recognized as a separate topic than the clean water crisis, yet this Wikipedia merges the topics. It can be seen in the Talk page that this was an edit intentionally made by a wikipedia user who suggested that their definitions are slightly different but they back up one another.

Talk page evaluation
Overall, the Talk page has focused on modifying external links and correcting their format to ensure readers can visit the source where the information was obtained. The Talk page has also focused on adding more detailed research on water scarcity which would add to the insight readers can grasp from reading the article.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The article's overall status is that it contains up-to date information and it is actively being edited and modified. The last edit was made March 3, less than two weeks ago, demonstrating that the article's information does not contain outdated information.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The article's strengths are the amount of references it includes showing that the information is reliable coming from secondary sources along with the division of sections used to organize the information where the content is organized clearly.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * The article can be improved by including more peer reviewing. The Talk section for this article only includes one peer review. Sources of information are made more reliable when they have been peer reviewed multiple times. The article should also include more information in the section concerning the water crisis and the effects it has on the human population.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * The article is well-developed containing relevant information on water scarcity maintaining a neutral standpoint. It was thoroughly organized into different sections and subsections with plenty of visuals allowing readers to have a clear understanding on the information. The article contains a vast amount of reliable references and in-text citations using superscripts that indicates the information is reliable and not just included without being backed up by a source. The article doesn't contain spelling or grammatical errors and it's obvious that it was written in a sophisticated manner.

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Water scarcity