User:Mszymulewski/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: Insanity defense
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate

Because the Controversy section should include more arguments for and against the current language of the Insanity Defense and how it can be improved.

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? Concise

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? Yes
 * 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? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


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

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There are some sections trying to clarify content sections, some wanting correct citations of statistics
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This article is a part of the Psychology and Law WikiProjects, both which rated this article as a C class, but the Law WikiProject rates it as High Importance
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Wikipedia discussions seem to go more in-depth with content relatability, citations, and grammar than in our class discussions

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? The article is rated as C class, meaning it provides interesting and seemingly detailed information, but it needs some work on a few content sections
 * What are the article's strengths? It goes in-depth with what insanity defense is, the history behind it, and how it is interpreted in the U.S. and a few other countries
 * How can the article be improved? It could have some more accurate and meaningful statistics, as well as more arguments from both sides
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think the article is well-developed while needing some improvement in a few sections

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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