User:Rebeccaberger/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: (link) Animal Equality (Animal Equality)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article because I am interested in learning the arguments and facts about animal equality in the history of time.

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? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? No, I think it actually explains well what the people are about to read. It explains that Animal Equality is actually a non-profit organization which I did not know before.

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 and no. It illustrates the positives pretty well, however, does not necessarily mention the failures. However, in learning about a non-profit I do think this article does a good job at staying within the realms of neutrality/objectivity.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? I believe some adjectives that are used may demonstrate some sort of bias as they maybe exaggerate certain sentences, however, overall, with the sources all added, it seems to be pretty neutral.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No, not really, other than really analyzing how horrible animal cruelty is, in terms of the organization, I do not think viewpoints are over or under represented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Yes, but only towards liking the organization that tries to end animal cruelty. I do not think it is manipulating someone, it is just highlighting what happens to animals.

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, not to my knowledge.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No images
 * 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? Someone argues that the introduction is too long. However, I disagree.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated as C-class partially due to a potential issue with the external links. It is a part of the WikiProject Animal rights scope.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? I haven't talked about this topic in class yet.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? The overall status is B-class I believe.
 * What are the article's strengths? The article's strengths have to be the paragraph regarding the accomplishments of the non-profit.
 * How can the article be improved? The article can be improved if there was more on what the organization has not accomplished, and maybe what they hope to do in the future.
 * 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 maybe a bit underdeveloped, in terms of including what else the company strives to do, as well as include what issues they have had in the past, and maybe who works for the organization.

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