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Which article are you evaluating?
Baltimore classification

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to evaluate as it has a rating of B and therefore can be improved. At the same time, the article has a rating of Top Importance, showing the importance and relevance of the subject. The Baltimore Classification system is a widespread system used to identify and classify viruses into one of seven groups based on their use of mRNA. The article is nicely organized as it groups each category of viruses in the Classification system into different paragraphs and then shows many pictures and provides descriptions of each of the classes of viruses. I found the article to be easy to follow and comprehend as the topics shared are grouped together and organized. The end of the article also includes a section on the history of the Baltimore Classification system, further showing how the Classification system is useful through showing its origins. Overall, I really like the organization of the article as it starts with a broad overview of the Baltimore Classification system and then hones in on specifics in regards to the seven different groups and how each are different from each other in their forms of mRNA.

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Lead Section

The lead section provides a clear and concise introduction of the Baltimore Classification system. The lead section does a good job of introducing what will be featured in the article and does not mention anything that is not there. The lead section also gives a good overview and template of the article, showing the reader a rough outline of what the article is about to share with them.

Content

The content of the article is informative and up to date. All of the in-text citations I used worked correctly and led to a helpful outside source in relation to the topic. There were many in-text links that were extremely relevant and helpful in sharing more information on the specific examples of the classes of viruses. The article does a good job to give many references to examples of each class of virus in the Classification system. I did not feel the article highlighted one group of viruses over another but rather distributed the attention evenly between them. There could have been more information on the differences between the groups as there was an entire section covering the similarities of the groups, titled "Multi-group characteristics". The differences between the groups were not explicitly shared; this could have been further talked about.

Tone and Balance

The tone of the article remains professional throughout, providing information in an informative manner. As this is a heavily educational topic sharing on the organization of the Baltimore Classification system, there is no bias in the author's words as the majority content of the article is facts. The article does a good job with sharing the history of the Baltimore classification as well. I appreciated the section that included a description on the origins of the virus as it gave a good, overall view of the topic.

Organization and writing quality and images

The article is well written as it is very concise and clear. The content was displayed in a professional, informative, and unbiased manner. The images were useful to the information and were placed in appropriate places. Having a diagram with all of the classes on it might have been a helpful touch, but other than this, the images used were very beneficial to the information shared in the article. Each image includes a brief caption as well. It may be helpful to add more details in some of the captions so it is more explicit what exactly is shown in each photo rather than just knowing what group the image relates to.