User:Stewartjordan625/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: (Property (philosophy)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose this article because I am a philosophy major and it reminds me of this philosophy class I took spring semester because in that class, we talked about the metaphysical properties that 19th and 20th century philosophers argued for.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The lead has an introductory sentence that describes the topic in a concise manner. The Lead also differentiates what a property is compared to the mathematical definition of property in logic and property as a philosophical class. The Lead does not mention anything about the further sections of the article.


 * 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 questions

The article's content is relevant to the topic. The only negative is that majority of categories in this article are either one sentence or only a few sentences. If the author brought up conflicting views by philosophers, the author would only explain them in one or two sentences. I do not think the article is focused on a topic about underrepresented population or topic because a lot of popular Wikipedia philosophy articles were linked in this article.


 * 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?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

I think almost every view in this article is underrepresented because the categories are very small. Some topics are only covered with one or at-most two sentences. The article is neutral and the author is not attempting to persuade the reader with any disagreements or conflicts that they introduced.


 * 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

All of the sources come from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. There is no diversity of sources for this article. All of the links are up to date, but they are all from the same source and they all work.


 * 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?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The article is concise, but it might be too concise because almost all of the categories are not explained thoroughly. The article is grammatically correct but it is very short. The article is broken down into many categories that apply to the topic.


 * 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 image does help enhance learning what a property is because explains dualism divides between the mental property and a physical property. The copyright regulations are fulfilled because the creator of the image was credited. The author did put a sentence for the image.


 * 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

The talk page has been very active over the years. It does not appear to be the most productive conversations about improving the article. The article is a part of the Wikiproject Philosophy and is rated as a Start-Class on the grade scale and high importance.


 * 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 strength of the article is the amount of categories, the grammar, the neutrality of the writing, and the concise nature of the writing. The biggest improvement needs to be the amount of information in each of the categories. Majority of the categories are very short and do not seem to be in depth analysis. I think this article is underdeveloped because more information could be added in the categories.


 * 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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