User:Shavedsquirrel97/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: Digital rhetoric
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I have selected this article because we are learning about it in class.

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 introductory sentence clearly explains a basic definition of this term. There is a contents box that explains what material the article contains. All of the information in the Lead is also present throughout the article. As someone who is fairly unfamiliar with this material, the Lead was hard to follow and comprehend.

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
All of the content looks up to date and relevant to the topic. I appreciated the content section on cyberbullying because when I think of Digital Rhetoric I don't think of cyberbullying but it makes sense and I am happy that it's included in this page.

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
I feel that the article is neutral and not trying to persuade the reader in any specific way. That being said, I am unfamiliar with this content so I am not aware of any positions that different editors may be taking.

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
There is a lot of references to support the material that is being presented. All of the links that I checked worked and brought me to the current page to access the additional information. Many of the sources are journal articles with doi numbers so I assume they are peer reviewed.

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
Given that Digital Rhetoric is a major topic today, I assumed going into this assignment that the article would be structured well and free of grammatical errors. That is what I found when looking through the article. I can imagine there are a lot of experts who work and review this page because of what an important topic it is.

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
There is only one image on this page and I think more images would enhance the understanding o the page. That being said, the image that is present shows a student on a computer which is helpful in supplementing the Lead section on this topic. I am unfamiliar with Wikipedia's copyright regulations so I am not sure if the images adhere.

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
This page discusses any WikiProjects that are current, as well as the rating of the page. There are four current WikiProjects. Then there is a contents section that allows the reader to see what information will be presented in this talk page. Some of the things discussed in the talk page are changes to the definition, ways to condense explanations, and political opinions. The article talks about different concepts and controversies in Digital Rhetoric that we have yet to discuss in class and are interesting to read about.

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
I don't see a rating or overall status for this article. That being said, I think a strength is the amount of detail included in the sections. The article could be improved by adding more images to enhance the content. This article is well-developed with many references and editors monitoring and critiquing the work.

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