User:Katbouk/Evaluate an Article

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 * COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
 * I have chosen to evaluate this article because it is about the pandemic in the United States, which relates to what we are studying in class. If I have an understanding of the effects, response and timeline of the pandemic I can use that to support my study of health inequities during COVID-19.

Lead

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 * The introductory sentence of the Lead concisely and clearly describes the article's topic (the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States).
 * The Lead does include a description of the article's major sections but it is not brief. This is because there are many sections in the article so the Lead is a little bit longer than usual.
 * No, the Lead does not include information that is not present in the article.
 * The Lead is overly detailed because there are many sections in the article.

Content

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 * Yes, the article's content is relevant to the topic of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
 * The content is up-to-date. It provides information about the number of deaths that have occurred up to September 2020. But, the information it provides for September 2020 is limited and not as much as it provides for previous months.
 * There is no content that is missing or content that does not belong.
 * This article does not provide information about the social or cultural impacts of the pandemic in the US. It does not address how the pandemic has disproportionately affected minority communities. But, it does provide a link to an article about the social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US.

Tone and Balance

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 * The tone of the article is neutral.
 * There do not seem to be any claims that are biased towards a specific viewpoint.
 * There are no viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented.
 * The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another. It is unbiased.

Sources and References

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 * The facts in the article are backed up by reliable secondary sources of information including the NIH and CDC.
 * The sources are thorough and reflect the available literature on the COVID-19 pandemic in the US.
 * Yes, the sources are current.
 * The sources are written by a diverse spectrum of authors. They do not include enough articles by historically marginalized individuals. The sources are mostly information from major news outlets or scientific organizations.
 * Yes, the links work.

Organization

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 * The article well-written.
 * There appear to be limited grammatical or spelling errors.
 * The article is well-organized. It is separated into subtopics that are easy to read and are logical (ex. tracking the pandemic during different months).

Images and Media

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 * The article includes graphs and charts that enhance my understanding of the pandemic in the US. There are graphs that track the cases, deaths and tests throughout the country.
 * Yes, the images are captioned well.
 * The images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. All of the images are cited properly.
 * The smaller images on the right hand side of the article are not visually appealing and are hard to see. But, the graphs and charts throughout the article are visually appealing.

Checking the talk page

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 * Most of the discussions are about editing graphs and charts in the article. Another discussion was about how they should make the part about testing for COVID-19 more concise.
 * I do not think the article is part of any WikiProjects.
 * Wikipedia discusses the pandemic is the US by providing numerical data about the number of cases, tests and deaths. It also gives a timeline of the virus and its history. In class, we have been discussing more of the social and cultural impacts of the pandemic and how it is disproportionately affecting minority groups. We have also been talking about racism in healthcare and how that relates to the pandemic.

Overall impressions

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 * Strengths: The article provides an abundance of data (backed by reliable sources) and is easy to follow with logical subtopics.
 * The article could include more about the effects of the pandemic (social, cultural).
 * The article is well-developed and mostly complete. The article will be added to monthly when there are new developments with the pandemic.

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