User:KatieEle/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: (link) Women and animal advocacy
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.    I choose to evaluate this article because I feel strongly about animal rights and I was intrigued to see what was already published on the matter from this stance

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The lead seems to include all of the important information without ramble.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Not quite
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? The page is missing information that might add to the strength in the stance trying to be conveyed.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Not necessarily
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? i believe that the viewpoint being addressed is very underrpresented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? It gives evidence regarding the statements made

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Somewhat
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Some of the sources are questionable on being reliable sources.
 * Are the sources current? The most current one I evaluated was from 2018
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? It has some clear diction and is concise.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? The article seems to be free of grammatical errors
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? The article's breakdown could use some work

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No
 * Are images well-captioned? N/A
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? N/A
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? N/A

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? The conversations depict a similar stance that I have on the article being a tad biased.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? C-class, High importance in WikiProject Animal rights, rated start-class, mid-importance in WIkiProject WOmen's History, and rated C-class in WikiProject Women writers.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? C-class, start-class
 * What are the article's strengths? The article includes some interesting points in history to support this.
 * How can the article be improved? Given the stance, including more information to support it would amplify the reliability of the page. In addition to a further detailed timeline to support this claim, including up to date sources would also add to the article.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I'd say it is underdeveloped and needs some work.

Optional activity

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