User:Reyes.hannah/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: Kim Kardashian
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

I chose this article based on the links provided in the share Google Drive folder for ENGW 3304.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
The Lead includes an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic, which is a biography about Kim Kardashian West. In the introductory paragraphs of the article, the author provides a brief synopsis of Kim Kardashian's early life, as well as documents several notable achievements. After this synopsis, a table of contents (clickable list) is presented, although the Lead does not explicitly include a brief description of the article's major sections.

The Lead includes information that is not present in the article; for example, although the Lead mentions the launch of KKW Beauty, it is not mentioned in the personal life section of the article. As such, the Lead seems to be very concise as it presents major highlights of Kim Kardashian's life and achievements that are not repeated in the article itself.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
Based on an evaluation of the article, it appears that all of the content is relevant to the topic. Because the article is broken-down into several sections (i.e. early life, career, personal life, filmography, etc.), it displays all pertinent information about Kim Kardashian, or in other words information that readers are interested in observing. Glimpsing at the awards and nominations section of the article allows me to come to the conclusion that the content of this article is up-to-date, as the last award that Kim Kardashian received was the Influencer Award in 2018, and further, the references section shows several sources from 2019.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article appears to be neutral, as it solely displays the facts about Kim Kardashian. Because the author does not display any of his/her personal opinions, but rather documents the opinions of others (i.e. the mayor of Kyoto, who appears to have had a dispute with Kim Kardashian), the article doesn't attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another.

After glancing at each individual section of the article, there does not appear to be any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position, and further, there are no viewpoints that are over/under-represented.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
In constructing this article, the author utilized over 200 sources. As such, because of the vast amount of information presented in this article, the article is guaranteed to be backed up by a reliable source of secondary information. After examining several of the sources utilized by the author, it appears that the author primarily relied on newspaper articles from notable publishers (i.e. The New York Times), which are current and thorough sources that typically do not present biased opinions on the topic at-hand. After clicking on several links, it can be confirmed that these links are functional.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
The article is very easy to read, however very-lengthy, which may deter readers from digesting the entire article. Rather, because the article is very well-organized (reference table of contents), readers are able to pick-and-choose sections that they are interested in reading in the interest of time and/or interest. There seems to be several minor grammatical errors, specifically punctuation with the presence of quotation marks (i.e. author inserted " ", rather than ",".) However, these errors did not present any significant problems in terms of clarity of the article.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
The article does not include images that enhance understanding of the topic, rather, but images of the topic (Kim Kardashian) at some of her most noteworthy moments. The images are mostly well-captioned (i.e. Kardashian in 2014 seems to be an exception), adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations, and are mostly right-aligned. If the images were a mixture of right-and-left aligned, it would have been more visually appealing.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
The talk pages include conversations in regard to the best way to depict Kim Kardashian. For instance, several users were discussing possibly changing Kim Kardashian to Kim West, or possibly appending a controversies section. The article is rated B-class, and is part of several WikiProjects.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
The article is very strong-suited in conveying information in an organized manner, however could be improved by possibly appending sections that include conflicts that Kim Kardashian has faced as these take up a very significant portion of the article. The article, overall, is very complete and well-developed.

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