User:PsychologyStudent123/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Fast fashion

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because the fashion industry is one of the largest polluters in todays world. Fast fashion is something that everyone should be aware of and work to prevent. For this reason, it is important for the public to have accurate knowledge about what it is and its effects.

Evaluate the article
At a first glance, this article looks detailed and well written. It considers components of sustainability, the environment, a definition and brief history of fast fashion, and much more. Therefore, I would say its organization is very well done. However, as you read the article, you can tell that much of the information provided is not backed by a reliable source, and is swayed by opinion. The lead paragraph already sounds like an advertisement by the emotional words and personal opinions about companies. The intonation and overall tone of the article goes in between professional and angry, with many of the points tying back to the same fringe idea of fast fashion being bad for the environment. I will say, that the range of topics the article includes is helpful to placing fast fashion in context. The article discusses where fast fashion originated, the different approaches to marketing fast fashion, implications on the environment, and other facets of the topic. I do believe this article could be fixed to be very easily by removing the words that are an exaggeration and emotionally charged. It would also pay off to double check their resources to ensure that they are good and reliable. The article is well developed, it just needs minor changes to make it complete.