User:Kyralewiss/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Active voice


 * Article Evaluation
 * The lead of this article is very lackluster, in terms of providing a holistic description of active voice. It is described in a very technical and grammatical way and not delving into the effects of active voice, in the context of writing vs. speaking etc. The article is quite short, as it is composed of the ineffective description and one example in seventeen languages. Also, the in-text citations are not funky provided for the information that is provided, only two sources are used for the description and zero for the examples provided.


 * Sources
 * Millar, Neil & Budgell, Brian & Fuller, Keith. (2012). 'Use the active voice whenever possible': The Impact of Style Guidelines in Medical Journals. Applied Linguistics. 34. 393-414. 10.1093/applin/ams059.
 * https://www.aje.com/arc/writing-with-active-or-passive-voice/

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Cliché


 * Article Evaluation
 * Lacking information in the lead. Very few examples of cliche, and little detail provided for why and when it is used. No comparisons in different languages, very English focused, but still not detailed.


 * Sources
 * https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/origin-cliches-those-weird-sayings-1932409
 * https://nypost.com/2018/10/13/our-most-popular-phrases-come-from-the-strangest-places/

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Profanity


 * Article Evaluation
 * Sources
 * https://www.npr.org/2012/07/24/156623763/swearing-a-long-and-history
 * https://www.npr.org/2012/07/24/156623763/swearing-a-long-and-history

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Article Evaluation
 * Sources
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Option 5

 * Article title
 * Article Evaluation
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