User:KevDuguay/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) Consumerism
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this Wiki Page because we as a class are looking at consumerism in specific, American.

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 is detailed, however I think it does a good job at explaining a large topic like consumerism.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? YES
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, reference from 2019. Has information about consumerism in the 21st century.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I believe all is relevant to consumerism.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes, it simply states facts.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? I feel that they are all represented very well.but not more than any other within the article.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No, it simply explains the history of consumerism.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? It appears that all are backed up.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? The sources appear to be thorough and have reliable, credible sources that pertain to the topic.
 * Are the sources current? Yes, I found a source from 2019.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? I checked three links (of 54) and they all worked.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Although long the article is well written and easy to follow as a reader.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I could find.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, there are multiple sections with subsections when needed.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes, images are present that are relevant to categories and the topic as a whole.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes, they are short yet get the point across that is needed.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes, they meet Wikipedia's copyright regulations.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes, the images are not to plenty and add a nice visual.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? To be honest there are not a lot going on in the conversation. I would have thought there would be more occurring.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is in 5 WikiProjects with C-Class ratings.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? The talk section was very limited with no real discussions going on. However, the article does have a section of consumerism in the 21st century which he have not talked about in depth at this point in class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? The status is acceptable and strong in status.
 * What are the article's strengths? The article is neutral and in depth fully covering the broad topic of consumerism.
 * How can the article be improved? Personally, I cannot think of to much more it could do to improve. I think it does a great job at explaining consumerism.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is written very well, while covering an depth topic it gets to main points while keeping a neutral tone.

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