User:Paul Johnson18/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Rear-wheel drive

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it relates to the theme of what we are discussing in class (technology) and has played a role in vehicles we drive today in safety, performance, and overall usability. There is a little bit of bias on my end as well because I am a car enthusiast. So I thought it was a fun and interesting topic to cover in this article evaluation.

Evaluate the article
The lead section of the article does in fact define and let the reader know exactly what the article will be about, in this case rear-wheel drive vehicles. the lead is not overly detailed and the reader would have full understanding of the main points of the article when just reading the lead section. The overall content of the article is relevant to the topic and up-to-date. the article was written in a timeline format, so it starts with the history of rear-wheel drive vehicles leading up to present day rear-wheel drive vehicles. There is also comparisons to other vehicle layouts like front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive layouts. These comparisons in the article is essential for the reader to understand the pros and cons behind a rear-wheel drive vehicle. The article is fully informational, there was not any tone or wording that suggested bias towards a rear-wheel drive system. The article essentially just informs readers about the history of the rear-wheel drive platform and minor comparisons to other platforms. There are pictures of rear-wheel drive vehicles to give readers an understanding of what cars use the platform but does not include a diagram for more technical view of the layout. In the talk section, you have users discussing how they have removed previous sections in the article. For example, there was a section that claimed rear-wheel drive is safer than front-wheel drive but has been removed since there was not any concrete evidence that suggested that was the case. Overall, I believe that the article is strong as it is. One thing I would change for the article is to include a technical diagram of a rear-wheel drive platform to show readers what it looks like. I would also include more information on the rear-wheel drive biased platforms which are platforms built for rear-wheel drive cars but can also be used for all-wheel drive.