User:Ritaboutrossss/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: Marxism
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * Being a Political science major, I'm well informed when it comes to the subject at hand.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The lead contains an introductory sentence that defines Marxism in a very broad way, but just enough for the reader to understand, it mentions the main idea. What wasn't clearly presented was he article's major sections and what will be further discussed. It also contains an excessive amount of details that arent necessary fora lead and they couldve been stated in shorter and clearer ways.


 * 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?

Content

 * Guiding question

The article is concerning a political ideology that still has followers, its essential that it contains up to date information on its current followers, and it does. The article discussed the past and present ideologies surrounding Marxism and it's evolution. It did not miss out on any information and had thoroughly explained the topic and the different aspects.


 * 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?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions
 * The article just stated historical facts without showing the writers stance on Marxism, it discussed different versions of Marxism which proves that it is not heavely biased towards a specific ideological belief.The different viewpoints are equally represented and the article does not persuade or affect the reader's opinions, only informs them. The previous statements show that it is a neutral explanation concerning Marxism


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

Te page is semi-protected so therefor I do not have access to the sources.


 * 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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The article is very clear, balanced and organized and while reading there are smooth transitions. It discussed Marxism in every single aspect, while discusiiing the history it was chronological and showed clear relations between one period and the other. While discussing different critics and points of view, the reader can obviously tell the difference between each one and it did not confuse them, in addition, non over powered the other.


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

The images weren't many and they did not help with understanding Marxism, just showed the different defining actors and what they looked like, therefor, the images did nott surve for the purpose of information.


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

There are no conversations, just remarks left by people who seem educated, criticizing it. The article was mostly well related and the negative remarks were very minimal and not that important.


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

The article is extremely informative and showed the subject in such a balanced way, it explained different aspects and even showed the criticism of the topic which proves just how thoroughly they explained the concept. It is concerning a political ideology but hadn't been bias which is a really positive thing.


 * 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?

Optional activity

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