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Week 5 Assignment

Evaluation:

In reference to the Deforestation in Costa Rica Wikipedia page, the content itself seemed related to the topic and provided information that was in some ways helpful however, the accuracy and objectivity of the article comes into question. To start the article provided some statistics that make it seem informed and scientific but certain information of the past and how it relates to the present looks like it is missing. For example, there was a section claiming that deforestation has decreased since 1997 yet the provided statistics only included dates from 1997 and on with no discussion of previous deforestation rates to show how much deforestation has decreased. This leaves room for misinterpretation and misinformation from assumption to take place, and makes it seem like the writer is intentionally leaving things out, whether that was the true intention or not. Furthermore, some statements seemed to have an air of bias in certain sections taking a more ambivalent tone on the causes and effects, making it seem like less important than other sections like the responses that seemed very positive and influential which leads the reader to think that the problem is nearly resolved. Although there is a statement calming it is not, the tone of this section and ambiguity of the information provided feels like it minimizes the major issue that is deforestation in the rainforest. Additionally, there is very little mention of the political issues surrounding deforestation and land management in Costa Rica and no mention of the social justice issues taking place as well. This is an area where information could be added to make the article more well rounded and consider all perspectives and sides of the story. Finally, many of the sources had links that were dysfunctional, and the remaining ones did not look like they were from reliable, peer-reviewed documents but rather internet websites with very little information or credibility associate with them. Overall, this article is lacking in multiple areas and does not represent a well done (Wikipedia standard) page and thus, could use improvement.

Bibliography:


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