User:Nathanlh0312/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Prisoners of war in Utah during World War II

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen to evaluate this article for two different reasons. First, I am a current resident of Utah, and WWII history piques my interest. Second, I needed to perform a practice evaluation exercise for my HIST 221 course at BYU.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:

The two strengths of the lead section include that it is short and to the point, and that the introductory sentence clearly describes the article's topic. The main weakness of the lead section is that it doesn't include a brief breakdown of the major sections of the article.

Content:

Overall, the content presented in this article was relevant to the topic and up-to-date information.

Tone and Balance:

While the vast majority of the article had a neutral tone, there were certain sentences that seemed quite biased. For example, the following sentence seemed to have an American bias: "Throughout World War II, the United States as a whole was known for treating prisoners of war incredibly well, often in hopes of securing similar treatment for American prisoners held by other countries." Many historians would argue that American prisoners of war were not treated incredibly well.

Sources and References:

Given some of the biased sentences within the article, I am led to believe that some of the sources are also biased. The links at the bottom of the article all are functioning properly.

Organization and Writing Quality:

From an organizational standpoint, I enjoyed the use of headings and subheadings because it made it easier to navigate the article as a reader.

Images and Media:

While the images on the article were relevant and enhanced the written content, I wish there were more images of the different camps.

Talk Page Discussion:

There are no comments on the talk page for this article.

Overall Impressions:

Overall, this article was a really good starting point for information regarding prisoners of war in Utah during WWII. That being said, there is a lot of work in terms of checking sources and adding visuals in order to improve it.