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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-09 Spring 2017

My Research Topic is: Science and Religion

Key words related to my Research Topic are: Cognitive science of religion

Part 1:

Examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about Trance) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley). Answer the following questions:

++I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.)Cognitive science of religion

+1. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? yes

If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here:

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2011)   (Learn how and when to remove this template message) e.

+Write an brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter?The resources are not reliable and/or doesn't have any.

Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warning that is in that banner.

+2. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article?It is easy to understand and it gets straight to the point about what is in the article.

+3. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and foonotes at the end?”There are several headers and footnotes throughout the article

+4. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic?yes

+5. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay? It has a neutral point of view

+6. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc. They have reliable sources from scholarly sources

7. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

+a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English? yes

+b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”?no

+c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts?no

+d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic?no

+e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic?no, all are about the same length

+f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes?no

+g. Look at the “View History” for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors?no it is all respectful

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Part 2:

Evaluate the Wikipedia article you selected using the CARDIO method. Write your answers following each word below:

+Currency (When was the last update of this article? hint: check the View History)April 7,2017

~Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?)Some are experts on this particular field

+Relevance (to your research topic)somewhat relevant

+Depth Is pretty in depth about the topic

+Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.)Website/Wikipedia

+Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?)To inform about you about the study of religion from a science viewpoint