User:Tgill98/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 chose this since I wanted a better understanding for class

Lead
Guiding questions:


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? The article has a content section
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is short and doesn't have a lot of detail

Content
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, the last time it was updated August 29, 2019
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Not that I noticed

Tone and Balance
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article neutral? Yes but i also feel like you can't be biased about this topic
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References
Guiding questions:


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? I would say yes. Most of them are 2010- present. There was one from 1994
 * Check a few links. Do they work? The ones I checked worked.

Organization
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I noticed
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Images and Media
Guiding questions:


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? The only image is at top and doesn't help.
 * Are images well-captioned? No. The one images just says "Student using technology"
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes. The image is original
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No. It is small and only in the top corner

Checking the talk page
Guiding questions:


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? It's okay. I saw a lot of testing the page but some of them do talk about what they do
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I saw that they weren't rated? But it is apart of four wikiprojects; media, philosophy, linguistics, and computing.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It showed a lot more of how it relates to the real world more. We touched upon it but this has a decent amount of examples

Overall impressions
Guiding questions:


 * What is the article's overall status? I couldn't find it?
 * What are the article's strengths? It was not biased and it had all secondary sources
 * How can the article be improved? More images would be nice and maybe update some sources
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is well developed

Optional activity

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