User:TheSunshineGirl/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Visual communication

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I've chosen the article "Visual Communication" because communication can be expressed in diverse ways. Since I'm majoring in Communications, I wanted to broaden my horizon on other forms of communication and how it is utilized in our everyday lives rather than physically speaking to someone. Visual Communication matters because we are consistently evolving while the media is expanding while it's being implemented in our day-to-day lifestyle. Whether we're watching a movie - actors conversing with one another, virtually responding to someone's email, viewing a PowerPoint slide, watching media interviews, or sending a text message via phone. We can easily express our opinions, ideas, and values with visual communication because we can interpret our words and emotions, effortlessly, for the audience we're tailoring it to. My preliminary expression of the article was expressed as being informative. The facts on the history of communication being presented seem straightforward and concise. Plus, the explanation of visual communication and how it's involved in the aspect of media was interesting to know.

Evaluating the Article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Before reading the article, first, I looked at the lead section. It gave a general definition of visual communication and included examples of what the article will be about. There were sources cited in every other sentence. It was not a biased article - no words were used in sentences stating a person's opinion or idea. However, most paragraphs and definitions should have been academically cited and sourced, so the reader can know the information is accurate. The lead section was quite detailed. The first paragraph summarized the basis of the article, and the flow of sentences was fluent and clear for the reader to understand. The second paragraph before "overview" could have been placed in the "Overview" section of the article. Every paragraph in the article corresponded with its proper heading. The sentences were appropriately structured, so the reader can be able to analyze and get a further understanding of the discussion. Although most paragraphs were lengthy, the information that was provided will intrigue the reader. Pictures in the article are related to the depiction of media. The article can be improved by reducing lengthy paragraphs and definitions that may distract or confuse other readers if it's too wordy or adds too much fluff. Overall, the article was good.